Convert .cmd file into Windows Service - 1053 Error

Question

I have a file "init.cmd" which has the following commands inside it:

set APP_ROOT=c:/wamp/www/myproj
ringo -b %APP_ROOT%/bin/init.js %APP_ROOT%/app/main.js

The file works fine when run from the command line, but I'd like to turn it into a Windows Service.

So I type:

sc create MyServiceName binPath= c:/wamp/www/myproj/bin/init.cmd

The service is created, but everytime I try to start it, it crashes saying:

Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

I have a similar problem w/ Mongo, which is much simpler.

From a command prompt typing:

c:/mongodb/bin/mongod

successfully starts the mongo server.

But trying to install a service as :

sc create mongo binPath= c:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe

crashes on start everytime with the same error as above.

Answer 1

You can't create a service pointing at a batch file. Create the service pointing to the ringo app, then edit the registry and give it the needed parameters. Set a system wide variable to the value that you need. That should allow the service to start.