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[ravriel_1 at yahoo.com]

Hi,

If I try starting FreeSWITCH Windows service it immediately fails with a messagebox:

"The FreeSWITCH service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically...etc."

I noticed that the service is installed to log on as "NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService".
If I change this to "Local System account" then FreeSWITCH starts and runs OK.

This failure occurred on multiple Windows XP servers.

Why does it fail and why does it not use the local system account like almost all services?

Thanks,
Ron





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[msc at freeswitch.org]

Ron,

Thanks, I'll ask Mike J to take a quick look.
-MC

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Ron Avriel <ravriel_1@yahoo.com> wrote:

[mike at jerris.com]

One issue with the service is we have no console to dump errors too,
it sounds like it is failing one of the startup requirements like
config files being there. Are you able to start it in non service
mode? If so, check permissions on the freeswitch dir that the user
running the service has permissions to that dir.

Mike

On Jan 20, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Ron Avriel wrote:

[mgg at giagnocavo.net]

You should run things with as little permission as possible. In the case of FreeSWITCH, there's no need for it to run as LocalSystem (which is like a root account). NetworkService is much more restricted, which is good in the case of a security failure, such as a buffer overrun or a misconfigured module/application.

Maybe it's not loading because NetworkService doesn't have permissions to the FS directory.

-Michael

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To: freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org
Subject: [Freeswitch-users] FreeSWITCH Windows Service does not Start

Hi,

If I try starting FreeSWITCH Windows service it immediately fails with a messagebox:

"The FreeSWITCH service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically...etc."

I noticed that the service is installed to log on as "NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService".
If I change this to "Local System account" then FreeSWITCH starts and runs OK.

This failure occurred on multiple Windows XP servers.

Why does it fail and why does it not use the local system account like almost all services?

Thanks,
Ron





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[ravriel_1 at yahoo.com]

Thanks for answer.
The problem is missing permission for the network service account to FreeSWITCH directory.
Once permission is granted FreeSWITCH service starts OK.

However, I think that unless there's a way to grant that permission inside the service
installation code ("freeswitch -install") then the service should be configured to run as local system account.
Otherwise, I think it will cause a lot of trouble to all.

Ron




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[mgg at giagnocavo.net]

You're right, there should be a full installer system that'll ask what account you want to use, check permissions, etc.
-Michael

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From: freeswitch-users-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Ron Avriel
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:22 PM
To: freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org
Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] FreeSWITCH Windows Service does not Start

Thanks for answer.
The problem is missing permission for the network service account to FreeSWITCH directory.
Once permission is granted FreeSWITCH service starts OK.

However, I think that unless there's a way to grant that permission inside the service
installation code ("freeswitch -install") then the service should be configured to run as local system account.
Otherwise, I think it will cause a lot of trouble to all.

Ron




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[msc at freeswitch.org]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:38 AM, Michael Giagnocavo <mgg@giagnocavo.net> wrote: