windows-service

The windows-service command manually enables or disables the server as a Windows service.

Synopsis

windows-service [options]

Description

The windows-service command can be used to manually enable (or disable) the server as a Windows service. Windows services are applications similar to UNIX daemons that run in the background and are not in direct control by the user.

Command Options

The windows-service command accepts an option in either its short form (for example, -d) or its long form equivalent (for example, --disableService):

-c,--cleanupService service-name

Disable the service and clean up the Windows registry information associated with the provided service name.

-d, --disableService

Disable server as a Windows service.

-e, --enableService

Enable server as a Windows service.

-s, --serviceState

Display the state of the server as a Windows service.

General Options

-?, -H, --help

Display command-line usage information for the command and exit without making any attempt to stop or restart the server.

-V, --version

Display the version information for the server and exit rather than attempting to run this command.

Examples

The following examples show how to use the server commands. For more information, see System Requirements and Certification in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Unified Directory.

Example 1-49 Enabling the Server as a Windows Service

The following command enables the server as a Windows service:

$ windows-service -e

Example 1-50 Disabling the Server as a Windows Service

The following command disables the server as a Windows service:

$ windows-service -d

Example 1-51 Displaying a Status

The following command displays a status of the server as a Windows service:

$ windows-service -s

Exit Codes

0

Server started/stopped successfully.

1

Service not found.

2

Server start error. Server already stopped

3

Server stop error.

Location

instance-dir\OUD\bat\windows-service.bat

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