How to run NWNX4 as a service

[Papillon]

Prototype 1.05 introduces a new way to run NWNX + NWSERVER: Service mode!

This means NWNX4 can run as a Windows service, which offers the following benefits:

- Automatic start of NWNX4 when Windows starts
- No need to log on to the Desktop
- You can switch users on the desktop as you like without interrupting the server
- Support for multiple instances of NWNX4 running multiple servers on the same computer

Later on, there will be a GUI to control the creation, starting, and stopping of services. Right now, the prototype accepts the following command line parameters:

[mostal]

great job....

when server crash, I receive C++ error window...do you think nwnx4 service, with watchdog enable, could close and restart nwn2server in these conditions ?

Thanks

[Urlord]

Is it a NWServer issue or NWNX4 issue that causes the module not to start if it has been saved as a Directory? I am thinking that it is a NWServer issue.
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[Grinning Fool]

That's an nwserver issue, I've been running into the same.

You have to copy the directory to your NWN install path\modules; then when launching nwnx (or nwserver directly) you have to manually select the directory module from the dropdown -- it will be at the bottom of the list.

I've been looking for some kind of 'start directory' parameter to pass into the server, but no luck so far.
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[Der Phobos]

I gotta say, this is so rockin it isnt funny. Awesome job.

[Will_Constantine]

Does anyone know how I could implement this into firedaemon? the startup parameters and such? as firedaemon automatically installs the service and all. this is very handy if i can figure it out thanks

[ballestolive]

Hello,

Could someone explain how we give rights to find enough for the service can get the characters on a network disk?

Thank you. I am in windows 2003 server.

[Papillon]

You need to go into the Windows services control panel, open the NWNX Service properties, switch to the second tab, and then configure the service to run as a user with sufficient rights for whatever you want to do.
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[ballestolive]

Hello Papillon,

Ok thank, i make this and the user is the administrator, but its don't work ??? You have another idea?

[Papillon]

Did you try to log in as that user and then access the network share ? If it works interactively, it should work as a service.
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[ballestolive]

I was not user account on that machine, only one admin account. But anyway we encounter another problem with the use of the repertoire servervault which has no access either. So no backup players.

It redefined our strategy server.

I wish you aware if necessary.

[loudent2]

I went through and got everything running as it should, however the service does not automatically load the module. It starts the NWSwerver program just fine and all the settings are there, but it won't actually load the module the way the GUI does.

Any thoughts?

[Betah]

If you keep the module in the My Documents\Neverwinter Nights 2\modules then nwserver.exe wouldn't find it due to being logged in as a different account, the c:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\modules\ seems to be fine though.
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[Urlord]

I cannot seem to get NWNX4 version 1.09 to install as a service on a 64-bit machine running Windows XP-64.

Any ideas guys?
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