#10 psyBNC (any version) fails to run as service

[Anonymous]

First off, I'd like to thank you for making it possible for
us Windows users to use psyBNC.

I'm currently running psyBNC on my server computer and
unfortunately I have to use a shortcut to the
psybnc.exe in the autostart folder to get it to start.
Since I don't actually have physical access to my server
(I remote connect to it) I reboot it (when needed) using
various tools.
This unfortunately means that psyBNC will not start as
nobody logs in. Thus the need to run it as a service.

From your site, I have tried ALL the various versions of
psyBNC and not gotten even one working as a service.
I use mainly FireDaemon 1.6 GA to create services as its
the most advanced application for that but I have also
tried XYNTService, ServiceInstaller, Srvany and a bunch
of others. And believe me, I have really tried EVERY
possible combination of options and settings.

I stumbled upon this site when looking for scripts for my
eggdrop (http://eggnet.warpzone.org/downloads.php)
and noticed that they also had psyBNC compiled for
Windows.
There are two versions, psybnc2.3+win32 (by bejito)
and psybnc2.3+win32 IPV6 (by Guizmo) and to my
amazement both ran fine as services!

I can't really say why they work as I have no knowledge
in compiling or how psyBNC functions for that matter.

I really want to keep using psyBNC on the Windows
platform, the alternatives are really horrible applications.

On a sidenote, I have also had no luck running eggdrop
(windrop) as a service. I've only tried the latest version
(at the time 1.6.15) but a no go there as well using
various different service installers/creators.

Hoping to get a fix in the near future.

Kind regards,
Chronic
[admin@chronic.ath.cx]

[kirben]

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It is actually a problem caused by psyBNC, the problem
occurs in psyBNC 2.3.1 but not psyBNC 2.3, I will try and
trace down the exact change in psyBNC 2.3.1 that cuases
the problem.
BTW I wouldn't use the psyBNC versions on that web site, as
they didn't alter or disable the endian detection before
compiling psyBNC. psyBNC detects Cygwin as big endian,
while any system running Cygwin would be little endian. So it
could cause problems when it tries to read from files or
memory the wrong way, I made the same error in my first
psyBNC builds.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Would be absolutely excellent if you managed to solve this!

Until then, is there a 2.3 build you have compiled properly
with disabled/altered endian? If there is, I'd love a link to that.

[kirben]

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I just compiled a fresh psyBNC 2.3 build and put it online at
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/windrop/psybnc2.3.exe

Note - It doesn't include ipv6 support and might not be
compatbile with an existing user file (Due to different salt.h
file been used for compiles)

[kirben]

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This is odd, I just noticed the current psyBNC version will run
fine as a service (Under Windows XP) but only under certain
conditions.
If psybnc is at c:\psybnc the service fails to start.
If psybnc is at c:\psybnc2.3.2-4b the service starts fine.
If psybnc is at c:\psybnc\psybnc the service starts fine.

Can you check if the same happens on your system ?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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I'll give it a try, LOL. :)

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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OK, tried versions 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2-2b and 2.3.2-4b (your
compiles) and only 2.3 worked. :(

Here's the log output I get with the rest:
.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.
,----.,----.,-. ,-.,---.,--. ,-.,----.
| O || ,-' \ \/ / | o || | || ,--'
| _/ _\ \ \ / | o< | |\ || |__
|_| |____/ |__| |___||_| \_| \___|
Version 2.3.2-4 (c) 1999-2003
the most psychoid
and the cool lam3rz Group IRCnet

`-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=tCl=-'
Configuration File: psybnc.conf
Language File: psyBNC Language File - English
No logfile specified, logging to log/psybnc.log
Cannot create listening port .. aborting

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Tried them on my Win 2000 Pro SP4 machine as well. Same
thing there. Only 2.3 worked (with any dirname), the rest
didn't work at all regardless of dirname.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Any progress???

[kirben]

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No, only narrowed it down to between psyBNC 2.3 and
psyBNC 2.3.1 beta 6 but there was a large amount of
changes between those versions..
Not sure why psyBNC seemed to start fine via service when I
tried before but now I can't seem to do it with later psyBNC
versions either.
In the meantime, why not just start latest psybnc version
with minimized window via start menu shortcut ? will see item
on task bar flash briefly on startup but psyBNC auto goes into
background.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Because I run it on my server and it's not set to log in any
users (and I intend to keep it that way).

[kirben]

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The problem with starting Windrop as a service, is due to
Cygwin using its own permissions for files.
Download http://windrop.sourceforge.net/chmod.zip
Unpack to same directory as Windrop
Run chmod.bat
It will change permissions to allow read/write file access for
all groups.

Also change the following line in the 'Files and Directories'
section of eggdrop config file:
set userfile-perm 0600
to:
set userfile-perm 0666

To prevent permissions changing in future.

Still no ideas on psybnc.