Windows service

[David Botham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of Neil
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:53 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: Windows service
> 
> 
> I am running bind 9.2.1 as a Windows service (on XP), and I can't work
> out how to pass it parameters (-c /etc/named.conf)

You may want to use the Scheduler.  Setup a shortcut that starts with
all the command line options you need.  Then, in the Scheduler, set the
shortcut to start at "System Startup".

Dave...

> If I manually start the service and enter the parameters it works
> fine, but if I try and make a permanent change by adding the
> parameters to ImagePath in the registry they appear in the service
> applet but are ignored by bind.