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<author email="mturk@apache.org">Mladen Turk</author>
<title>Windows service HOW-TO</title>
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<body>
<section name="Table of Contents">
<toc/>
</section>
<section name="Tomcat6 service application">
<p>
<b>Tomcat6</b> is a service application for running Tomcat6 as NT service.
</p>
</section>
<section name="Tomcat6w monitor application">
<p>
<b>Tomcat6w</b> is a GUI application for monitoring and configuring Tomcat
services.
</p>
<p>The available command line options are:</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr><th>//ES//</th>
<td>Edit service configuration</td>
<td>This is the default operation. It is called if the no option is
provided but the executable is renamed to <b>servicenameW.exe</b></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//MS//</th>
<td>Monitor service</td>
<td>Put the icon in the system try</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Command line arguments">
<p>
Each command line directive is in the form of <b>//XX//ServiceName</b>
</p>
<p>The available command line options are:</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr><th>//TS//</th>
<td>Run the service as console application</td>
<td>This is the default operation. It is called if the no option is
provided. The ServiceName is the name of the executable without
exe suffix, meaning Tomcat6</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//RS//</th>
<td>Run the service</td>
<td>Called only from ServiceManager</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//SS//</th>
<td>Stop the service</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//US//</th>
<td>Update service parameters</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//IS//</th>
<td>Install service</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//DS//</th>
<td>Delete service</td>
<td>Stops the service if running</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Command line parameters">
<p>
Each command parameter is prefixed with <b>--</b>.
If the command line is prefixed with <b>++</b> then it's value will
be appended to the existing option.
If the environment variable with the same name as command line parameter but
prefixed with <code>PR_</code> exists it will take precedence.
For example:
<source>set PR_CLASSPATH=xx.jar</source>
</p>
<p>is equivalent to providing
<source>--Classpath=xx.jar</source>
</p>
<p> as command line parameter.</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>ParameterName</th>
<th>Default</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Description</td>
<td></td>
<td>Service name description (maximum 1024 characters)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--DisplayName</td>
<td>ServiceName</td>
<td>Service display name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Install</td>
<td>procrun.exe //RS//ServiceName</td>
<td>Install image</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Startup</td>
<td>manual</td>
<td>Service startup mode can be either <b>auto</b> or <b>manual</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--DependsOn</td>
<td></td>
<td>List of services that this service depend on. Dependent services
are separated using either <b>#</b> or <b>;</b> characters</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Environment</td>
<td></td>
<td>List of environment variables that will be provided to the service
in the form <b>key=value</b>. They are separated using either
<b>#</b> or <b>;</b> characters. If you need to use either the <b>#</b>
or <b>;</b> character within a value then the entire value must be
enclosed inside single quotes.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--User</td>
<td></td>
<td>User account used for running executable. It is used only for
StartMode <b>java</b> or <b>exe</b> and enables running applications
as service under account without LogonAsService privilege.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Password</td>
<td></td>
<td>Password for user account set by --User parameter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JavaHome</td>
<td>JAVA_HOME</td>
<td>Set a different JAVA_HOME than defined by JAVA_HOME environment
variable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Jvm</td>
<td>auto</td>
<td>Use either <b>auto</b> or specify the full path to the <b>jvm.dll</b>.
You can use the environment variable expansion here.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmOptions</td>
<td>-Xrs</td>
<td>List of options in the form of <b>-D</b> or <b>-X</b> that will be
passed to the JVM. The options are separated using either
<b>#</b> or <b>;</b> characters.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Classpath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Set the Java classpath</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmMs</td>
<td></td>
<td>Initial memory pool size in MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmMx</td>
<td></td>
<td>Maximum memory pool size in MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmSs</td>
<td></td>
<td>Thread stack size in KB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartImage</td>
<td></td>
<td>Executable that will be run.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartPath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Working path for the start image executable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartClass</td>
<td></td>
<td>Class that will be used for startup.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartParams</td>
<td></td>
<td>List of parameters that will be passed to either StartImage or
StartClass. Parameters are separated using either <b>#</b> or
<b>;</b> character.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartMethod</td>
<td>Main</td>
<td>Method name if differs then main</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartMode</td>
<td>executable</td>
<td>Can one of <b>jvm</b> <b>java</b> or <b>exe</b></td>
</tr>
<td>--StopImage</td>
<td></td>
<td>Executable that will be run on Stop service signal.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopPath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Working path for the stop image executable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopClass</td>
<td></td>
<td>Class that will be used on Stop service signal.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopParams</td>
<td></td>
<td>List of parameters that will be passed to either StopImage or
StopClass. Parameters are separated using either <b>#</b> or
<b>;</b> character.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopMethod</td>
<td>Main</td>
<td>Method name if differs then main</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopMode</td>
<td>executable</td>
<td>Can one of <b>jvm</b> <b>java</b> or <b>exe</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopTimeout</td>
<td>No Timeout</td>
<td>Defines the timeout in seconds that procrun waits for service to
exit gracefully.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LogPath</td>
<td>working path</td>
<td>Defines the path for logging</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LogPrefix</td>
<td>jakarta_service</td>
<td>Defines the service log filename</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LogLevel</td>
<td>INFO</td>
<td>Defines the logging level and can be either <b>error</b>,
<b>info</b>, <b>warn</b> or <b>debug</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StdOutput</td>
<td></td>
<td>Redirected stdout filename</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StdError</td>
<td></td>
<td>Redirected stderr filename</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Installing services">
<p>
The safest way to manually install the service is to use the provided
<b>service.bat</b> script. Administrator privileges are required to run this
script.
</p>
<p>
<strong>NOTE:</strong> On Windows Vista or any other operating system with User
Account Control (UAC) you must either disable UAC or right-click on cmd.exe and
select "Run as administrator" in order to run this script. If UAC is enabled
being logged on with an Administrator account is not sufficient.
</p>
<p>
<source>
Install the service named 'Tomcat6'
C:\> service.bat install
</source>
</p>
<p>
If using tomcat6.exe, you need to use the <b>//IS//</b> parameter.
</p>
<p>
<source>
Install the service named 'Tomcat6'
C:\> tomcat6 //IS//Tomcat6 --DisplayName="Apache Tomcat 6" \
C:\> --Install="C:\Program Files\Tomcat\bin\tomcat6.exe" --Jvm=auto \
C:\> --StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm \
C:\> --StartClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams=start \
C:\> --StopClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StopParams=stop
</source>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Updating services">
<p>
To update the service parameters, you need to use the <b>//US//</b> parameter.
</p>
<p>
<source>
Update the service named 'Tomcat6
C:\> tomcat6 //US//Tomcat6 --Description="Apache Tomcat Server - http://tomcat.apache.org/ " \
C:\> --Startup=auto --Classpath=%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar;%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar
</source>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Removing services">
<p>
To remove the service, you need to use the <b>//DS//</b> parameter.<br/>
If the service is running it will be stopped and then deleted.
</p>
<p>
<source>
Remove the service named 'Tomcat6'
C:\> tomcat6 //DS//Tomcat6
</source>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Debugging services">
<p>
To run the service in console mode, you need to use the <b>//TS//</b> parameter.
The service shutdown can be initiated by pressing <b>CTRL+C</b> or
<b>CTRL+BREAK</b>.
If you rename the tomcat6.exe to testservice.exe then you can just execute the
testservice.exe and this command mode will be executed by default.
</p>
<p>
<source>
Run the service named 'Tomcat6' in console mode
C:\> tomcat6 //TS//Tomcat6 [additional arguments]
Or simply execute:
C:\> tomcat6
</source>
</p>
</section>
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