Problems creating service using sc.exe

Question

I have this command to create a service:

sc create svnserve binpath="\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe\" --service --root C:\SVNRoot" displayname="Subversion" depend=tcpip start=auto obj="NT AUTHORITY\LocalService"

Unfortunately, it seems not to work, even though the syntax is correct. When I run it, I get the usage instructions (which I guess is a way of telling me that I've supplied incorrect arguments, although I have no idea what incorrect argument I might have supplied).

Can anyone help me out of my difficulty? Thanks!

Answer 1

Your syntax is actually incorrect, but you'll be forgiven for missing it.

From the help text for sc create:

NOTE: The option name includes the equal sign.

What isn't immediately obvious from this is that the options need to be specified with a space between the option name and the value.

Incorrect:

displayname="Subversion"

Correct (note the space after =):

displayname= "Subversion"

Your command should work just fine formatted accordingly, i.e.:

sc create svnserve binpath= "\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe\" --service --root C:\SVNRoot" displayname= "Subversion" depend= tcpip start= auto obj= "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService"

Answer 2

you need spaces after =

displayname= "Subversion Server" depend= Tcpip start= auto