Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 10:51:54 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: craig@ProGroup.COM (Craig Shaver) Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Opinions? NT VS UNIX, NT SUCKS SOMETIMES Message-ID: <199607311751.KAA02396@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199607192240.PAA06649@seabass.progroup.com> from "Craig Shaver" at Jul 19, 96 03:40:44 pm
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> The NT's sat there and refused to run anything until > some user logged in! Apparently there is no way to have a program > automatically run unless you log in and then you have something in that > little "start" window. Nice design for a *server*! I guess if someone > uses NT for a server and the power goes down in the middle of the night, > then *someone* will have to be there to log in and start all of the server > processes. (snort, snicker, guffaw, ;^) In the registry: My Computer\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ RunServices Edit New -> String Value MyAgent "C:\path_to_my-agent.exe" Will start a program each time the NT system starts. It's a bit more flexible than editing /etc/rc* on BSD. Registering the service so that the program is not killed by the first logoff is left as an exercise for the student. 8^). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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