I know that you can install your Windows Service via the VS deployment system which I've done. But how do you deploy updates after that? Each time I deploy a new version, it says that the service already exists and exits.
I tried to add a little DOS CMD file with the following:
net stop [ServiceName]
sc delete [ServiceName]
It would work fine if I could just get to run it, but the custom scripts options in the Deployment system doesn't allow that file type.
How can I either a). Update my package on the clients pc or b). run that uninstall utility from within my installer so I can run the update?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Storm
If the service is already installed, all you need to do is NET STOP it, replace the exe, then NET START the service.
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I am trying to install Jenkins slave service after starting the slave via web start.
I get the following error when it tries to install on windows 10 and windows 8.1.
[JenkinsWorkDirectory]$ c:\JenkinsWorkDirectory\jenkins-slave.exe install
WMI.WmiException:AccessDenied
at WMI.WmiRoot.ClassHandler.Invoke(Object proxy, MethodInfo method, Object[] args)
at WMI.Win32ServicesProxy.Create(String, String, String, ServiceType, ErrorControl, StartMode, Boolean, String, String, String[])
at winsw.WrapperService.Run(String[]_args,ServiceDescriptor descriptor)
at winsw.WrapperService.Main(String[]args).
I can install the slave service without any issue on win 7.
Any idea why is this happening or is it some limitation of Jenkins or am i missing some dependency?
My jenkins version is 1.655 and using chrome browser when installing. Jenkins master is running on windows 7.
Thanks,
Daniel
I found another way to get the slave to install.
Open a command window with "Run as Administrator".
Change directory to the place where you saved the slave-agent.jnlp file.
at the prompt run "slave-agent.jnlp"
Now with the running slave click the menu item to "Install as Service".
The trick is to do it while running as an administrator. This installs the service running under localsystem.
Additionally, if you're like me and you need your jenkins routines to hit another machine, you'll need to change the service to run as a user with permission (network or otherwise) to do the task you want done.
Open a command window with "Run as Administrator".
Just in case, You may have trouble with the .jnlp in "Steve Brownell" instructions, then, run the first line of your error message, shown below.
c:\JenkinsWorkDirectory\jenkins-slave.exe install
goto your downloaded jenkins-slave.exe Application file.
goto properties -> compatibility -.> check run as administrator.
Now try installing it as service again. It will work.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_161\bin\javaws.exe" slave-agent.jnlp just run this from command prompt my issue got resolved from this as an administrator
I'm installing sonarqube on Windows Server 2012.
I have followed the following steps:
Downloaded sonarqube4.4 and extracted to C:\Sonarqube
Downloaded Java JDK 1.7.0_60 and jre 1.7.0_67 as well as jre7
Installed Windows SDK 7 and .NET Framework 4
Navigated to C:\sonar\bin\windows x86-64 and ran StartSonar.bat as an administrator, this ran ok with no output and Ihad to hot ctrl- Z to break
I then ran \windows-x86-64\InstallNTService.bat as an administrator and I am seeing the sonarQube services was launched, but failed to start.
Not sure what the problem is.
I believe you first ran \windows-x86-64\InstallNTService.bat successfully and then StartSonar.bat unsuccessfully (the inverse order of what you describe).
You probably have [this problem]: http://qualilogy.com/fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/09/Sonar_ServiceLaunchError2.jpg
Windows could not start the Sonar service on Local Computer.
Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly.
In that case, the solution is to change the user/rights to launch the Sonar service: https://qualilogy.com/en/migrate-sonarqube-tomcat-to-windows-service/
Go to the Services window, find the Sonar service, and open the Properties windows to change the user it logs on as to one with sufficient permissions.
I was able to solve this problem by creating a new folder named “Temp” in C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\
The Log-File will show only
--> Wrapper Started as Service
Cleaning or creating >temp directory C:\Program Files (x86)\SonarQube\sonarqube\temp
<-- Wrapper Stopped
The SonarQube service was launched, but failed to start.
After a long search, I came up to this site http://zen-and-art-of-programming.blogspot.de/2013/03/installing-and-running-sonar-source.html.
Solution:
Navigate to C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ and create the directory Temp
2: Set the user rights to full access
3: Run the StartNTService.bat
When I create a new WebAPI project (MVC4) I get the following error.
EntityFramework.5.0.0: Failed to initialize the Powershell host. If your powershell execution policy setting is set to AllSigned, open the package manager console to initialize the host first.
jQuery.1.7.1.1: Failed to initialize the Powershell host. If your powershell execution policy setting is set to AllSigned, open the package manager console to initialize the host first.
After Googling I have found a few answers but nothing that works yet.
Error creating new MVC project - EF and JQuery
This answer seems like it should work for me as my last project was a 7z Command Line app and I might have done something daft with 7zip. But I copy pasted the 7-Zip directory from Program Files to Program Files (86) with no luck.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/c934fed4-e44e-4a06-9e3b-eccb9c8aa8d6
There is an answer here that might work (I haven't tried it) but even if it does work I wouldnt want to do this every time I create a new project.
Is anyone able to help me with this one?
I got around a similar error by running PowerShell as administrator with the command Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted, restarting Visual Studio, and opening the Package Manager Console before what I wanted to do.
Make sure you understand the security implications of doing this first.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176961.aspx
Restricted - No scripts can be run. Windows PowerShell can be used only in interactive mode.
AllSigned - Only scripts signed by a trusted publisher can be run.
RemoteSigned - Downloaded scripts must be signed by a trusted publisher before they can be run.
Unrestricted - No restrictions; all Windows PowerShell scripts can be run.
I encountered this issue recently, after re-install VS and install the latest VS update 2, things go well. This works for me at least.
Install a windows service: there is a util with Visual Studio: InstallUtil.exe.
If I have a service MyService.exe and want to install it on a windows 7 without Visual Studio on it, how can I install it?
One way is to use sc.exe, which is part of OS. Example:
sc create **ServiceName** start= auto binPath= "c:\mydir\myService.exe"
where binPath is exe file containing your service.
if you don't want start type = automatic then you can use net start and net stop command on command line of windows to start and stop service respectively.
You can try NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager) for the times the "sc" doesn't work quite as expected. http://nssm.cc
I had an service I built in Go not too long ago that I could not get to run under "sc", nssm worked perfectly.
you can find installUtil.exe at "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727", launch from CMD prompt, and add the path to your service
Couldn't get NSSM to work on my W7. It always put its own path as the path to the program I put in the Path box. Had to go manual with the sc example above. That worked perfectly. To get a list of sc parameters, just execute sc. The two * preceeding the ServiceName will cause the ServiceName to appear at the top of the C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc list. To remove a service, use sc delete ServiceName. You will have focus the list and use the Refresh menu item to see the change in compmgmt.msc.
In order to run one application, a batch file has to be kicked off (which does things like start Jetty, display live logs, etc). The application will work only if this batch file is running. I am hence forced to have this batch file running and not logout from the Windows server.
Can this batch file be run as a service? I am experimenting with one of the suggestions from a similar question.
NSSM is totally free and hyper-easy, running command prompt / terminal as administrator:
nssm install "YourCoolServiceNameLabel"
then a dialog will appear so you can choose where is the file you want to run.
to uninstall
nssm remove "YourCoolServiceNameLabel"
There's a built in windows cmd to do this: sc create. Not as fancy as nssm, but you don't have to download an additional piece of software.
sc create "ServiceName" start= demand displayname= "DisplayName" binpath= [path to .bat file]
Note
start=demand means you must start the service yourself. Options include: boot, system, auto, demand, disabled, delayed-auto
whitespace is required after =
I did encounter an error on service start that the service did not respond in a timely manner, but it was clear the service had run the .bat successfully. Haven't dug into this yet but this thread experienced the same thing and solved it using nssm to install the service.
No need for extra software. Use the task scheduler -> create task -> hidden. The checkbox for hidden is in the bottom left corner. Set the task to trigger on login (or whatever condition you like) and choose the task in the actions tab. Running it hidden ensures that the task runs silently in the background like a service.
Note that you must also set the program to run "whether the user is logged in or not" or the program will still run in the foreground.
On Windows 2019 Server, you can run a Minecraft java server with these commands:
sc create minecraft-server DisplayName= "minecraft-server" binpath= "cmd.exe /C C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\rungui1151.lnk" type= own start= auto
The .lnk file is a standard windows shortcut to a batch file.
--- .bat file begins ---
java -Xmx40960M -Xms40960M -d64 -jar minecraft_server.1.15.1.jar
--- .bat file ends ---
All this because:
service does not know how to start in a folder,
cmd.exe does not know how to start in a folder
Starting the service will produce "timely manner" error, but the log file reveals the server is running.
If you need to shut down the server, just go into task manager and find the server java in background processes and end it, or terminate the server from in the game using the /stop command, or for other programs/servers, use the methods relevant to the server.
As Doug Currie says use RunAsService.
From my past experience you must remember that the Service you generate will
have a completely different set of environment variables
have to be carefully inspected for rights/permissions issues
might cause havoc if it opens dialogs asking for any kind of input
not sure if the last one still applies ... it was one big night mare in a project I worked on some time ago.
While it is not free (but $39), FireDaemon has worked so well for me I have to recommend it. It will run your batch file but has loads of additional and very useful functionality such as scheduling, service up monitoring, GUI or XML based install of services, dependencies, environmental variables and log management.
I started out using FireDaemon to launch JBoss application servers (run.bat) but shortly after realized that the richness of the FireDaemon configuration abilities allowed me to ditch the batch file and recreate the intent of its commands in the FireDaemon service definition.
There's also a SUPER FireDaemon called Trinity which you might want to look at if you have a large number of Windows servers on which to manage this service (or technically, any service).
Since NSSM is no longer maintained, you can consider using WinSW. It has binaries that would work with or without .Net.
Basically you create an XML file and then install it. Here is a sample of a minimal XML:
<service>
<!-- ID of the service. It should be unique across the Windows system-->
<id>myapp</id>
<!-- Path to the executable, which should be started -->
<!-- CAUTION: Don't put arguments here. Use <arguments> instead. -->
<executable>%BASE%\myExecutable.exe</executable>
</service>
And then you can install and start it:
winsw install myapp.xml
winsw start myapp.xml
Install NSSM and run the .bat file as a windows service.
Works as expected
My easest way is using opensource svcbatch (https://github.com/mturk/svcbatch/) as wrapper of CMD(BAT) in sc :
sc create myservice binPath= ""%cd%\svcbatch.exe" myservice.bat"