[yhovart]

First of all, thx.

JAVA_HOME is set :

JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_12.

Here are the Java options included by the run.conf.bat:
Dev instance:

rem #
rem # dev
rem #
set "JAVA_OPTS=-Xms128M -Xmx512M -XX:MaxPermSize=256M"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dsun.rmi.dgc.client.gcInterval=3600000 -Dsun.rmi.dgc.server.gcInterval=3600000"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dorg.jboss.resolver.warning=true"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -XX:NewRatio=3"

Integration Instance:

rem #
rem # integration
rem #
set "JAVA_OPTS=-Xms768M -Xmx768M -XX:MaxPermSize=256M"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dsun.rmi.dgc.client.gcInterval=3600000 -Dsun.rmi.dgc.server.gcInterval=3600000"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dorg.jboss.resolver.warning=true"
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -XX:NewRatio=3 -XX:+UseParallelGC"

I have also modifiy the service.bat to add -b option to the run.bat.
If it works, i'd rather specify the '-Djboss.bind.address' in run.conf.bat.

The whole service.bat (no other changes):

REM @echo off
REM JBoss, the OpenSource webOS
REM
REM Distributable under LGPL license.
REM See terms of license at gnu.org.
REM
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM JBoss Service Script for Windows
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------


@if not "%ECHO%" == "" echo %ECHO%
@if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" setlocal
set DIRNAME=%CD%

REM
REM VERSION, VERSION_MAJOR and VERSION_MINOR are populated
REM during the build with ant filter.
REM
set SVCNAME=JBAS50SVC
set SVCDISP=JBoss Application Server 5.1
set SVCDESC=JBoss Application Server 5.1.0 GA/Platform: Windows x86
set NOPAUSE=Y

REM Suppress killing service on logoff event
set JAVA_OPTS=-Xrs

REM Figure out the running mode

if /I "%1" == "install" goto cmdInstall
if /I "%1" == "uninstall" goto cmdUninstall
if /I "%1" == "start" goto cmdStart
if /I "%1" == "stop" goto cmdStop
if /I "%1" == "restart" goto cmdRestart
if /I "%1" == "signal" goto cmdSignal
echo Usage: service install^|uninstall^|start^|stop^|restart^|signal
goto cmdEnd

REM jbosssvc retun values
REM ERR_RET_USAGE 1
REM ERR_RET_VERSION 2
REM ERR_RET_INSTALL 3
REM ERR_RET_REMOVE 4
REM ERR_RET_PARAMS 5
REM ERR_RET_MODE 6

:errExplain
if errorlevel 1 echo Invalid command line parameters
if errorlevel 2 echo Failed installing %SVCDISP%
if errorlevel 4 echo Failed removing %SVCDISP%
if errorlevel 6 echo Unknown service mode for %SVCDISP%
goto cmdEnd

:cmdInstall
jbosssvc.exe -imwdc %SVCNAME% "%DIRNAME%" "%SVCDISP%" "%SVCDESC%" service.bat
if not errorlevel 0 goto errExplain
echo Service %SVCDISP% installed
goto cmdEnd

:cmdUninstall
jbosssvc.exe -u %SVCNAME%
if not errorlevel 0 goto errExplain
echo Service %SVCDISP% removed
goto cmdEnd

:cmdStart
REM Executed on service start
del .r.lock 2>&1 | findstr /C:"being used" > nul
if not errorlevel 1 (
 echo Could not continue. Locking file already in use.
 goto cmdEnd
)
echo Y > .r.lock
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Starting %SVCDISP%" > run.log
call run.bat -b xx.x.x.xxx < .r.lock >> run.log 2>&1
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Shutdown %SVCDISP% service" >> run.log
del .r.lock
goto cmdEnd

:cmdStop
REM Executed on service stop
echo Y > .s.lock
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Shutting down %SVCDISP%" > shutdown.log
call shutdown -S < .s.lock >> shutdown.log 2>&1
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Shutdown %SVCDISP% service" >> shutdown.log
del .s.lock
goto cmdEnd

:cmdRestart
REM Executed manually from command line
REM Note: We can only stop and start
echo Y > .s.lock
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Shutting down %SVCDISP%" >> shutdown.log
call shutdown -S < .s.lock >> shutdown.log 2>&1
del .s.lock
:waitRun
REM Delete lock file
del .r.lock > nul 2>&1
REM Wait one second if lock file exist
jbosssvc.exe -s 1
if exist ".r.lock" goto waitRun
echo Y > .r.lock
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Restarting %SVCDISP%" >> run.log
call run.bat -b xx.x.x.xxx < .r.lock >> run.log 2>&1
jbosssvc.exe -p 1 "Shutdown %SVCDISP% service" >> run.log
del .r.lock
goto cmdEnd

:cmdSignal
REM Send signal to the service.
REM Requires jbosssch.dll to be loaded in JVM
@if not ""%2"" == """" goto execSignal
echo Missing signal parameter.
echo Usage: service signal [0...9]
goto cmdEnd
:execSignal
jbosssvc.exe -k%2 %SVCNAME%
goto cmdEnd

:cmdEnd

[yhovart]

After rebooting, the server started with "service start" but i got a permgenspace error.

I copied the JAVA_OPTS from my run.conf.bat into the service.bat and then it works.

Maybe the run.conf.bat is not taken into account when starting as a service, i should check that.

I also notice that declaring the -Djboss.bind.adress in run.conf.bat isn't enough so i leave the hardcoded -b option in service.bat.

Thx for your help.

[peterj]

JAVA_HOME is set :

Where is it set, in the user or the system properties? Based on the console log you posted earlier I suspect it is set in user properties - it should be set in system properties.

Maybe the run.conf.bat is not taken into account when starting as a service

Again, looking at the console log I see this:

Calling C:\_dev\jboss-5.1.0.GA\bin\run.conf.bat

so I am not sure why the options are not being picked up in run.conf.bat.

I also notice that declaring the -Djboss.bind.adress in run.conf.bat isn't enough

That is because the -b option sets more than the jboss.bind.address; you can look at the source code to see the other things being set from -b.

[gburdett]

I noticed the same issue with JBoss 5 - it ran fine from the command line, but froze up when I started it as a service. The JAVA_OPTS were not being picked up from run.conf.bat. Here is why:

In service.bat, the JAVA_OPTS are set initially at the top:

set JAVA_OPTS=-Xrs

Then in run.conf.bat there is this construct:

if not "x%JAVA_OPTS%" == "x" goto JAVA_OPTS_SET

...

... Commands that set the JAVA_OPTS here ...

At the end of the file, we see:

:JAVA_OPTS_SET

In other words, "if the JAVA_OPTS are non-empty, skip over the setting of them and go to the end of the script".

The problem was solved by changing the original line I referred to in service.bat to add my JAVA_OPTS, like this.

set JAVA_OPTS=-Xrs -Xmx2048m -Xms1024m -Xmn512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M

That worked, and JBoss 5.1 runs fine as a service for me now.

[jiriksykora]

From version jboss-5.0.1.GA works fine 'service.bat install' in windows, but I need install older version jboss-4.2.3.GA as service; bin folder does not contain 'service.bat install' .How is better way to install this version on windows server 2003 as service

[peterj]

You can download JBoss Native or download JBoss AS 5.1.0.GA and copy the bin/service.bat and bin/jbosssvc.exe files to your 4.2.3 bin directory.