The Windows NT or Windows 2000 service that is needed for AcuConnect can also be started automatically as part of the server installation process, or manually any time thereafter. For information on starting the services during installation, refer to Section 3.2 Installing AcuConnect.
There are two methods for starting the required Windows NT/2000 services manually. Both are accomplished from the Administrator account or from an account that belongs to the Administrators group.
From the icons:
Install AcuConnect Service
Start AcuConnect Service
From the command line:
acuconnect -install
acuconnect -start
Arguments to the "-install" and "-start" command options are discussed in Section A.2 "acuconnect" Command Formats.
On a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server, we recommend that acuconnect be installed as a Windows service. This causes the service to be started automatically each time the system is booted. If you do not install it as a service, it will stop whenever you log out. Acucorp provides an installation script that gives you the option to install the acuconnect daemon as a Windows service. If you choose not to install the service from the installation script, you can install it as a service in the following way:
You must be logged in as Administrator, or from an account that belongs to the Administrators group. From the AcuConnect icons, select the icon titled "Install Acuconnect Service". Or, from the command line, type:
acuconnect -install
The service will now be started automatically each time the system is booted.
Immediately following the installation, you can start the services from the AcuConnect icons. Select the "Start Acuconnect Service". As an alternative, from the command line you could type:
acuconnect -start
as described in Appendix A. Another alternative is to use the Start/Settings/Control Panel/Services menu option.
Please note that when AcuConnect is started as a Windows NT or Windows 2000 service, all paths used in the configuration file or on the command line are relative to the Windows NT or Windows 2000 system directory (e.g., c:\winnt\system32). For instance, if you're current directory is c:\acucorp\acucbl5xx\AcuGT\bin\ and you start AcuConnect with the command "acuconnect -start -le acuconnect.log", the log file will not be created in the current directory, but rather in the \winnt\system32 directory.
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