Received: (qmail 24422 invoked from network); 1 Dec 1998 19:28:38 -0000 Message-Id: Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:27:22 +0200 (WET) From: Karlis Kalviskis To: Douglas Reay Cc: apbugs@Apache.Org, Kent Vander Velden In-Reply-To: <199811301734.RAA18654@h01.scientia.com> Subject: Re: apache as a service under windows nt - error 2186 >Number: 3475 >Category: pending >Synopsis: Re: apache as a service under windows nt - error 2186 >Confidential: yes >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: gnats-admin >State: closed >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: unknown >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 1 11:30:00 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: Tue Dec 1 22:15:29 PST 1998 >Originator: >Organization: >Release: >Environment: >Description: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Audit-Trail: State-Changed-From-To: open-closed State-Changed-By: marc State-Changed-When: Tue Dec 1 22:15:28 PST 1998 State-Changed-Why: Closing misfiled PR. >Unformatted: Hi, To start Apache as an service on NT, You have to use SYSTEM account. In the control_panel/Services You must find appropriate service "Apache" Click on "Startup" button, a new Window appears. Chose "StartUp type - Automatic" and "Log On As - System Account" Other account generate error as mentioned below. Any visitor of your WWW site uses "SYSTEM" account. Set up security for this account. Best wishes Karlis Kalviskis > I am running Apache: > > Server version: Apache/1.3.1 (Win32) > Server built: Jul 19 1998 12:11:34 > > > under WindowsNT: > > Microsoft Windows NT 4.00.1381 > Workstation. Service Pack 3 > > > It will run fine as an application. > > C:\FreeSoft\package\apache\Apache.exe -f > c:\freesoft\package\apache\conf\try05-httpd.conf > > > However, when I try to start it as a service, > I get the error message: > > Could not start the Apache service on \\TORRAN > Error 2186: The service is not responding to the control function. > > > Is there a key I can change in the registry to fix this? > > > Yours gratefully, > > Douglas Reay > > Douglas > -- > Douglas Reay / +44 1223 42 1405 >