Use well-known account aliases.

[nssm.git] / README.txt

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@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ so the actual time to shutdown may be longer than the sum of all configured
 timeouts if the application spawns multiple subprocesses.\r
 \r
 \r
+Console window\r
+--------------\r
+By default, NSSM will create a console window so that applications which\r
+are capable of reading user input can do so - subject to the service being\r
+allowed to interact with the desktop.\r
+\r
+Creation of the console can be suppressed by setting the integer (REG_DWORD)\r
+HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<service>\Parameters\AppNoConsole\r
+registry value to 1.\r
+\r
+\r
 I/O redirection\r
 ---------------\r
 NSSM can redirect the managed application's I/O to any path capable of being\r
@@ -288,13 +299,6 @@ AppStderr to the same path, eg C:\Users\Public\service.log, and it should
 work.  Remember, however, that the path must be accessible to the user\r
 running the service.\r
 \r
-Note that if you set AppStdout and/or AppStderr, applications which attempt\r
-to read stdin will fail due to a combination of factors including the way I/O\r
-redirection is configured on Windows and how a console application starts in\r
-a service context.  NSSM can fake a stdin stream so that applications can\r
-still work when they would otherwise exit when at end of file on stdin.  Set\r
-AppStdin to "|" (a single pipe character) to invoke the fake stdin.\r
-\r
 \r
 File rotation\r
 -------------\r
@@ -512,6 +516,13 @@ invocation is valid and will have the expected effect.
 \r
     nssm set <servicename> ObjectName <username> correct horse battery staple\r
 \r
+The following well-known usernames do not need a password.  The password\r
+parameter can be omitted when using them:\r
+\r
+  "LocalSystem" aka "System" aka "NT Authority\System"\r
+  "LocalService" aka "Local Service" aka "NT Authority\Local Service"\r
+  "NetworkService" aka "Network Service" aka "NT Authority\Network Service"\r
+\r
 \r
 The Start parameter is used to query or set the startup type of the service.\r
 Valid service startup types are as follows:\r
@@ -659,6 +670,7 @@ affinity support.
 Thanks to Andrew RedzMax for suggesting an unconditional restart delay.\r
 Thanks to Bryan Senseman for noticing that applications with redirected stdout\r
 and/or stderr which attempt to read from stdin would fail.\r
+Thanks to Czenda Czendov for help with Visual Studio 2013 and Server 2012R2.\r
 \r
 Licence\r
 -------\r