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<properties>
<title>Daemon : Procrun</title>
<author email="mturk@apache.org">Mladen Turk</author>
</properties>
<body>
<section name="Introduction">
<p>
Procrun is a set of applications that allow Windows users to wrap
(mostly) Java applications (e.g. Tomcat) as a Windows service.
<br></br>
The service can be set to automatically start when the machine boots
and will continue to run with no user logged onto the machine.
</p>
</section>
<section name="Procrun monitor application">
<p>
<b>Prunmgr</b> is a GUI application for monitoring and configuring procrun
services.
</p>
<p>
Each command line directive is in the form of <b>//XX[//ServiceName]</b>
</p>
<p>
If the <code>//ServiceName</code> parameter is omitted, then the service name is
assumed to be the name of the file.
<br/>
The Prunsrv application behaves in the same way,
so to allow both applications to reside in the same directory, the Prunmgr application
will remove a trailing <b>w</b> (lower-case w) from the name.
<br/>
For example if the Prunmgr application is renamed as <code>TestService.exe</code>
- or as <code>TestServicew.exe</code> -
then the default service name is <code>TestService</code>.
</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.
Starts the GUI application which allows the service configuration
to be modified, started and stopped.
</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//MS</th>
<td>Monitor service</td>
<td>Starts the GUI application and minimizes it to the system tray.
</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//MR</th>
<td>Monitor &amp; run service</td>
<td>Starts the GUI application and minimizes it to the system tray.
Start the service if it is not currently running.
</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//MQ</th>
<td>Monitor Quit</td>
<td>Stop any running monitor for the service.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Procrun service application">
<p>
<b>Prunsrv</b> is a service application for running applications as services.
It can convert any application (not just Java applications) to run as a service.
</p>
<subsection name="Command line arguments">
<p>
Each command line directive is in the form of <b>//XX[//ServiceName]</b>.
</p>
<p>
If the <code>//ServiceName</code> parameter is omitted, then the service name is
assumed to be the name of the file.
<br/>
For example if the application is renamed as <code>TestService.exe</code>,
then the default service name is <code>TestService</code>.
</p>
<p>The available command line options are:</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr><th>//TS</th>
<td>Run the service as a console application</td>
<td>This is the default operation. It is called if the no option is provided.
</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//RS</th>
<td>Run the service</td>
<td>Called only from ServiceManager</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//ES</th>
<td>Start (execute) the service</td>
<td></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 first if it is currently running</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//PP[//seconds]</th>
<td>Pause</td>
<td>Default is 60 seconds</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//VS</th>
<td>Version</td>
<td>Print version and exit (since version 1.0.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>//?</th>
<td>Help</td>
<td>Print usage and exit (since version 1.0.3)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<p>Starting with version <b>1.0.8</b> a more traditional command line can
be used in the form: <b>command [ServiceName]</b>.
</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr><th>run</th>
<td>Run the service as a console application</td>
<td>This is the default operation. It is called if the no option is provided
and has the same effect as calling <b>//TS</b>.
</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>service</th>
<td>Run the service</td>
<td>Called only from ServiceManager</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>start</th>
<td>Start the service</td>
<td>Synonym for <b>//ES</b></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>stop</th>
<td>Stop the service</td>
<td>Synonym for <b>//SS</b></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>update</th>
<td>Update service parameters</td>
<td>Synonym for <b>//US</b></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>install</th>
<td>Install service</td>
<td>Synonym for <b>//IS</b></td>
</tr>
<tr><th>delete</th>
<td>Delete service</td>
<td>Stops the service first if it is currently running</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>pause [seconds]</th>
<td>Pause</td>
<td>Default is 60 seconds</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>version</th>
<td>Version</td>
<td>Print version and exit</td>
</tr>
<tr><th>help</th>
<td>Help</td>
<td>Print usage and exit</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Command line parameters">
<p>
Each command parameter is prefixed with <b>--</b> (or <b>++</b>, see below).
<br/>
If an environment variable exists with the same name as a command line parameter but
prefixed with <code>PR_</code> it will <b>override</b> the equivalent command line parameter.
<br/>
For example:
<source>set PR_CLASSPATH=xx.jar</source>
</p>
<p>is equivalent to providing
<source>--Classpath=xx.jar</source>
</p>
<p> as a command line parameter.</p>
<p>
If a parameter is repeated, then normally the last value takes precedence.
However some parameters can take multiple values - for example StartParams and JvmOptions.
If these parameters are prefixed with <b>++</b>, then the value will be appended to the existing value.
For example:
<source>
--Startup=manual --Startup=auto --JvmOptions=-Done=1 ++JvmOptions=-Dtwo=2
</source>
will result in the following values being used:
<source>
Startup:
auto
JvmOptions:
-Done=1
-Dtwo=2
</source>
<br/>
Only multi-valued parameters support this; they are indicated in the table below by <b><code>++</code></b>.
<br></br>
If <b><code>++</code></b> is used for a parameter that does not support multiple values,
then it is treated the same as <b><code>--</code></b>. No error is reported.
<br/>
Configuration is overwritten in case <b><code>--</code></b> is used.
For example:
<source>
--JvmOptions=-Dthree=3 ++JvmOptions=-Dfour=4
</source>
will always overwrite the JvmOptions. The resulting configuration will be:
<source>
Startup:
auto
JvmOptions:
-Dthree=3
-Dfour=4
</source>
However if on <b><code>++</code></b> is used the values will be appended. For example calling the
following after the first example
<source>
++JvmOptions=-Dthree=3 ++JvmOptions=-Dfour=2
</source>
will result in the following values being used:
<source>
Startup:
auto
JvmOptions:
-Done=1
-Dtwo=2
-Dthree=3
-Dfour=4
</source>
<br/>
In case you intermix the <b><code>++</code></b> and <b><code>--</code></b> options, the
last <b><code>--</code></b> parameter will cause option reset. For example:
<source>
--Startup=manual --Startup=auto --JvmOptions=-Done=1 ++JvmOptions=-Dtwo=2 --JvmOptions=-Dthree=3 ++JvmOptions=-Dfour=2
</source>
will result in the following values being used:
<source>
Startup:
auto
JvmOptions:
-Dthree=3
-Dfour=4
</source>
</p>
<p>
When updating a service (//US or update command), using <b><code>--</code></b>
will replace any existing parameter with the new setting.
<br/>
For multi-valued parameters, using the <b><code>++</code></b> option qualifier
will add the new value(s) to any existing value(s).
</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Parameter&nbsp;Name&nbsp;&nbsp;</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>--Type</td>
<td></td>
<td>Service type can be <b>interactive</b> to allow the service to interact with the desktop.
Use this option only with Local system accounts.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>++DependsOn</td>
<td></td>
<td>List of services that this service depends 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 embed either # or ; character within a value put them 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 a service under an account without the LogonAsService privilege.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Password</td>
<td></td>
<td>Password for user account set by --User parameter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--ServiceUser</td>
<td></td>
<td>Specifies the name of the account under which the service should run.
Use an account name in the form <i>DomainName\UserName</i>.
The service process will be logged on as this user.
if the account belongs to the built-in domain, you can specify <i>.\UserName</i>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--ServicePassword</td>
<td></td>
<td>Password for user account set by --ServiceUser parameter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LibraryPath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Directory added to the search path used to locate the DLLs for the JVM.
This directory is added both in front of the <b>PATH</b> environment variable
and as a parameter to the <b>SetDLLDirectory</b> function.
</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> (i.e. find the JVM from the Windows registry) or specify the full path to the <b>jvm.dll</b>.
You can use 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. if you need to embed either # or ;
character put them inside single quotes. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--Classpath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Set the Java classpath. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmMs</td>
<td></td>
<td>Initial memory pool size in MB. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmMx</td>
<td></td>
<td>Maximum memory pool size in MB. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--JvmSs</td>
<td></td>
<td>Thread stack size in KB. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartMode</td>
<td></td>
<td>One of <b>jvm</b>, <b>Java</b> or <b>exe</b>.
The modes are:
<ul>
<li>jvm - start Java in-process. Depends on jvm.dll, see <b>--Jvm</b>.</li>
<li>Java - same as exe, but automatically uses the default Java executable, i.e. %JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe.
Make sure JAVA_HOME is set correctly, or use --JavaHome to provide the correct location.
If neither is set, procrun will try to find the default JDK (not JRE) from the Windows registry.</li>
<li>exe - run the image as a separate process</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartImage</td>
<td></td>
<td>Executable that will be run. Only applies to <b>exe</b> mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartPath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Working path for the start image executable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartClass</td>
<td>Main</td>
<td>Class that contains the startup method.
Applies to the <b>jvm</b> and <b>Java</b> modes. (Not used in <b>exe</b> mode.)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StartMethod</td>
<td>main</td>
<td>Name of method to be called when service is started.
It must be <code>static void</code> and have argument <code>(String args[])</code>.
Only applies to <b>jvm</b> mode - in <b>Java</b> mode, the <b>main</b> method is always used.
<br />
<b>Note:</b> in <code>jvm</code> mode, the start method should not return until the stop method
has been called.
</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>--StopMode</td>
<td></td>
<td>One of <b>jvm</b>, <b>Java</b> or <b>exe</b>.
See <b>--StartMode</b> for further details.
</td>
</tr>
<td>--StopImage</td>
<td></td>
<td>Executable that will be run on Stop service signal. Only applies to <b>exe</b> mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopPath</td>
<td></td>
<td>Working path for the stop image executable. Does not apply to <b>jvm</b> mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopClass</td>
<td>Main</td>
<td>Class that will be used on Stop service signal.
Applies to the <b>jvm</b> and <b>Java</b> modes.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StopMethod</td>
<td>main</td>
<td>Name of method to be called when service is stopped.
It must be <code>static void</code> and have argument <code>(String args[])</code>.
Only applies to <b>jvm</b> mode.
In <b>Java</b> mode, the <b>main</b> method is always used.
</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>--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>%SystemRoot%\System32\LogFiles\Apache</td>
<td>Defines the path for logging. Creates the directory if necessary.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LogPrefix</td>
<td>commons-daemon</td>
<td>Defines the service log filename prefix. The log file is created in the LogPath directory with
<code>.YEAR-MONTH-DAY.log</code> suffix</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>. (Case insensitive).
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--LogJniMessages</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>Set this non-zero (e.g. 1) to capture JVM jni debug messages in the procrun log file.
Is not needed if stdout/stderr redirection is being used.
<!-- TODO: what if only one of stdout/stderr is being redirected? -->
Only applies to <b>jvm</b> mode.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StdOutput</td>
<td></td>
<td>Redirected stdout filename. If named <b>auto</b> file is created
inside <b>LogPath</b> with the name <b>service-stdout.YEAR-MONTH-DAY.log</b>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--StdError</td>
<td></td>
<td>Redirected stderr filename. If named <b>auto</b> file is created
in the <b>LogPath</b> directory with the name <b>service-stderr.YEAR-MONTH-DAY.log</b>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>--PidFile</td>
<td></td>
<td>Defines the file name for storing the running process id.
Actual file is created in the <b>LogPath</b> directory</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Installing services">
<p>
To install the service, you need to use the <b>//IS</b> parameter.
</p>
<p>
<screen>
<h4>Install the service named 'TestService'</h4>
<source>
prunsrv //IS//TestService --DisplayName="Test Service" \
--Install=prunsrv.exe --Jvm=auto --StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm \
--StartClass=org.apache.SomeStartClass --StartParams=arg1;arg2;arg3 \
--StopClass=org.apache.SomeStopClass --StopParams=arg1#arg2
</source>
</screen>
</p>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Updating services">
<p>
To update the service parameters, you need to use the <b>//US</b> parameter.
</p>
<p>
<screen>
<h4>Update the service named 'TestService'</h4>
<source>
prunsrv //US//TestService --Description="Some Dummy Test Service" \
--Startup=auto --Classpath=%CLASSPATH%;test.jar
</source>
</screen>
</p>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Removing services">
<p>
To remove the service, you need to use the <b>//DS</b> parameter.
If the service is running it will be stopped and then deleted.
</p>
<p>
<screen>
<h4>Remove the service named 'TestService'</h4>
<source>prunsrv //DS//TestService</source>
</screen>
</p>
</subsection>
<subsection 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 prunsrv.exe to testservice.exe then you can just execute the
testservice.exe and this command mode will be executed by default.
</p>
<p>
<screen>
<h4>Run the service named 'TestService' in console mode</h4>
<source>prunsrv //TS//TestService [additional arguments]</source>
</screen>
</p>
</subsection>
</section>
<section name="Using Procrun in jvm mode">
<p>
To interface with the Procrun service application (prunsrv) using the <b>jvm</b> mode,
you need to create a class with the appropriate method(s).
For example:
<source>
class MyClass;
// N.B. error handling not shown
static void main(String [] args){
String mode = args[0];
if ("start".equals(mode){
// process service start function
}
etc.
}
</source>
This should be configured as follows:
<source>
--Classpath MyClass.jar
--StartMode jvm --StartClass MyClass --StartParams start
--StopMode jvm --StopClass MyClass --StopParams stop
</source>
The above example uses a single 'main' method, and uses a string parameter to specify whether the service function
is start or stop.
<br></br>
Alternatively, you can use different method names for the service start and stop functions:
<source>
class MyClass;
// N.B. error handling not shown
static void start(String [] args){
// process service start function
}
static void stop(String [] args){
// process service stop function
}
}
</source>
This should be configured as follows:
<source>
--Classpath MyClass.jar
--StartMode jvm --StartClass MyClass --StartMethod start
--StopMode jvm --StopClass MyClass --StopMethod stop
</source>
Note that the method handling service start should create and start a separate thread
to carry out the processing, and then return.
The start and stop methods are called from different threads.
</p>
</section>
<section name="Using Procrun in Java or exe mode">
<p>
When using the <b>Java</b> or <b>exe</b> modes, the Procrun service application (prunsrv)
launches the target application in a separate process.
The "stop" application needs to communicate somehow with the "start" application to tell it to stop.
For example, using RPC.
</p>
</section>
<section name="Windows Registry Usage">
<p>
The basic Service definitions are maintained under the registry key:
<source>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\&lt;ServiceName&gt;</source>
Additional parameters are stored in the registry at:
<source>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software Foundation\ProcRun 2.0\&lt;ServiceName&gt;\Parameters</source>
</p>
<p>
On 64-bit Windows procrun always uses 32-bit registry view for storing the configuration.
This means that parameters will be stored inside:
<source>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Apache Software Foundation\ProcRun 2.0\&lt;ServiceName&gt;</source>
</p>
</section>
</body>
</document>