Hi All,

I have a client that is experiencing very slow database access when more
than one user is logged in. This is using a local connection. So I thought I
would try a remote connection using the db server. This all works fine when
the db server is being run as an application, but if I install it as a
service, the app will not connect and I get errors.

I am using /install and I am not using /nointeract. (Although I have also
tried with /nointeract) I'm not sure if this is a problem or not, but the
help file says :

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dbsrvr.exe /install /nointeract

This will install the service as a non-interactive service and the database
server will not display a user interface when it is started.
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and when I don't use /nointeract, I am not getting a user interface. I also
don't see an icon in the system tray.

Does anyone have any idea why it works fine as an app but not as a service.
I assume as it works as an app, then all my settings are correct.

Any ideas ?

Cheers,
Paul

Paul,

> would try a remote connection using the db server. This all works fine
> when the db server is being run as an application, but if I install it as
> a service, the app will not connect and I get errors.

What version are you using, on what operating system and what errors are you
getting ?

> Does anyone have any idea why it works fine as an app but not as a
> service. I assume as it works as an app, then all my settings are correct.

Without more information I can only guess...
Maybe it's a permissions problem.
When the server runs as a service, by default it uses the SYSTEM account so
you must make sure that the SYSTEM account has read and write permissions in
the database directories.

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Fernando Dias
[Team Elevate]

Hi Fernando,

The operating system is Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server.
DBISAM Version is 4.26 b1.

Your guess about not having read write permissions got me thinking about the
mapped network drive I was using. I changed the database folder to use unc,
and it works now.

If I install the service without the /nointeract switch, what should i see?
How do I interact with the db server ?

Thanks for the help,
Paul


"Fernando Dias" <fernandodias.removthis@easygate.com.pt> wrote in message
news:E84766DA-EE5F-4B01-A5B2-1A1C48EDF0E7@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Paul,
>
>> would try a remote connection using the db server. This all works fine
>> when the db server is being run as an application, but if I install it as
>> a service, the app will not connect and I get errors.
>
> What version are you using, on what operating system and what errors are
> you getting ?
>
>> Does anyone have any idea why it works fine as an app but not as a
>> service. I assume as it works as an app, then all my settings are
>> correct.
>
> Without more information I can only guess...
> Maybe it's a permissions problem.
> When the server runs as a service, by default it uses the SYSTEM account
> so you must make sure that the SYSTEM account has read and write
> permissions in the database directories.
>
> --
> Fernando Dias
> [Team Elevate]
>

Paul,

<<If I install the service without the /nointeract switch, what should
<<i see? How do I interact with the db server ?

You will not see the server icon in the Tool Tray. To interact with the
DB server you would use the DBISAM Server Administration Utility
(located with the Additional Utilities.)

--
Regards,
Jan Ferguson [Team Elevate]