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| author | Daniel Wilhelm <daniel@wili.li> | 2014-04-18 17:21:41 +0200 |
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| committer | Daniel Wilhelm <daniel@wili.li> | 2014-04-18 17:21:41 +0200 |
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diff --git a/BUILD/Help/html/Run as Service.html b/BUILD/Help/html/Run as Service.html index 7fdd1393..f6329a33 100644 --- a/BUILD/Help/html/Run as Service.html +++ b/BUILD/Help/html/Run as Service.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <TITLE></TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Win32)"> <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20091206;16574000"> - <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20120903;12221300"> + <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20120905;21304100"> <META NAME="Info 1" CONTENT=""> <META NAME="Info 2" CONTENT=""> <META NAME="Info 3" CONTENT=""> @@ -22,115 +22,50 @@ </HEAD> <BODY LANG="en-US" DIR="LTR"> <H2 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4 STYLE="font-size: 15pt">Run -as Service <SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">(Windows only)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></H2> +as Service <SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">(Windows)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></H2> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> </P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">The -following step-by-step guide describes how to setup RealtimeSync (or -any other application) as a Windows Service. This is necessary if the -tool shall run on the SYSTEM account independent from currently -logged-in users. If you are the only user and all you want is to -start RealtimeSync automatically then it's better to <B>place a link -into Windows' Autostart folder</B>, specifying RealtimeSync.exe and -the .ffs_batch or .ffs_real file as argument.</FONT></P> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">RealtimeSync +is designed as a background process which does not need further +attention once it is running. Depending on your requirements there +are a number of ways to start it together with the operating system. +Generally the goal is to execute a command line like the following: +</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal"><installation +folder>\RealtimeSync.exe <path to *.ffs_real or *.ffs_batch +file></SPAN></I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> </P> -<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Reference: -<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890</A></FONT></P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">1. Get -access to the command-line tools "</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">instsrv.exe</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">" -and "</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">srvany.exe</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">" -which come with the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools:</FONT></P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Download: -<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en</A></FONT></P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">2. -Create and register a new Service via command line:</FONT></P> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Example:</B></FONT></P> <UL> - <P STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen4" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: none; padding: 0cm; background: #e6e6e6"> + <P STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen2" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: none; padding: 0cm; background: #e6e6e6"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> - <FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">instsrv <ServiceName> - <PathToResourceKit>\srvany.exe</FONT></P> - </SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_4f230a46.png" NAME="Grafik9" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=430 HEIGHT=107 BORDER=0></P> + <FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">"C:\Program + Files\FreeFileSync\RealtimeSync.exe" "C:\some + folder\SyncJob.ffs_batch"</FONT></P> + </SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT> + </P> </UL> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> +<P STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm"><BR><BR> </P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">3. Link -the new Service with RealtimeSync:</FONT></P> -<UL> - <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Open - the Registry editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to key - "</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<ServiceName></FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">"</FONT></P> - <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Add - a new key "</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">Parameters</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">".<BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_bf02de4e.png" NAME="Grafik8" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=249 HEIGHT=101 BORDER=0></FONT></P> - <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Add - a new String value named "</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">Application</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">" - and specify a command line that shall be executed as value.<BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_m3be0f332.png" NAME="Grafik10" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=620 HEIGHT=58 BORDER=0></FONT></P> -</UL> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">The new -service is now ready for operation!</FONT></P> +<OL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">RealtimeSync + should be monitoring only while a specific user is logged in: </SPAN></SPAN>Create + a new shortcut, enter the command line from above as target and + place it into the user's autostart folder.</FONT></P> + <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><IMG SRC="../img/create_shortcut.png" NAME="Grafik3" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0></P> + <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><IMG SRC="../img/shortcut_properties.png" NAME="Grafik4" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0></P> + <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"> </P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">RealtimeSync + should be monitoring while Windows is online irrespective of + currently logged in users: Create a new task in your operating + systems's task scheduler and have it execute the command line above + when the system starts. See <A HREF="Schedule%20a%20Batch%20Job.html">Schedule + a Batch Job</A> for an example how to add a new task. Then change + the user to run the task to "SYSTEM" - a special user + account always running in the background.</FONT></P> + <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><IMG SRC="../img/schedule_realtimesync.png" NAME="Grafik1" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0></P> +</OL> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> </P> -<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen1" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: 1px solid #000080; padding: 0.05cm; background: #ccccff"> - <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Attention</B><BR>When running - RealtimeSync as a service the application has no means to interact - with the user. Therefore any popup dialog will block progress! - Consider the following options when setting up a FreeFileSync batch - job:</FONT></P> - <UL> - <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Disable - checkbox "<I>Show progress dialog</I>" or automatically - close it after synchronization.</FONT></P> - <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Set - "<I>Error handling</I>" to "<I>Exit instantly</I>" - or "<I>Ignore errors</I>".</FONT></P> - <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">To - ease debugging or initial setup "Allow service to interact - with desktop". The may show error dialogs otherwise hidden by - the SYSTEM account.</FONT></P> - </UL> -</SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT><BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_13819326743214.png" NAME="Grafik2" ALIGN=TEXTTOP WIDTH=535 HEIGHT=589 BORDER=0></P> -<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">You can -start the service now via command line or Windows Service -administration:</FONT></P> -<UL> - <P STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen5" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: none; padding: 0cm; background: #e6e6e6"> - <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">net start <ServiceName></FONT></P> - </SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_17e8fbfe.png" NAME="Grafik5" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=55 BORDER=0><BR> <BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_7aa44556.png" NAME="Grafik1" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=548 HEIGHT=291 BORDER=0></P> -</UL> -<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen7" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: 1px solid #000080; padding: 0.05cm; background: #ccccff"> - <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Note</B><BR>By default the - service is created with start-up type "automatic" which - runs it on Windows start. This behavior can be changed in Windows - Service administration.</FONT></P> -</SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_m3e56d901.png" NAME="Grafik6" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=410 HEIGHT=468 BORDER=0></P> -<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">If the -Service shall be removed from the system, enter via command line:</FONT></P> -<UL> - <P STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen6" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: none; padding: 0cm; background: #e6e6e6"> - <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">instsrv <ServiceName> remove</FONT></P> - </SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <BR><IMG SRC="../img/RunAsService_html_68e0fe53.png" NAME="Grafik7" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=52 BORDER=0></P> -</UL> -<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> </BODY> </HTML>
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