Re: RadusNT Install as a Service

Dale E. Reed Jr. ( (no email) )
Sat, 22 Feb 1997 13:09:46 -0800

Howard Towt wrote:
>
> I'm a person upgrading to the newest release of RadiusNT. I went about trying
> to remove the old software in a "manual" fashion, by deleting items in the
> registry, moving the software to a different directory, etc. (I would
> recommend everyone perform the RADIUS /? command to see that not only is there
> a RADIUS -INSTALL parameter, but also a RADIUS -REMOVE parameter. But that's
> water under the bridge...)
>
> I am now trying to get RadiusNT to run as a service, and when I issue the
> "radius -install" command, I get the following message:
>
> "The fully qualified path name to the .exe must be given, and the file must
> exist, and the drive letter must be for a fixed disk (e.g., not a net drive)"

Use "radius.exe -install", as per the instructions in the changes.txt
file which is also something EVERYONG should read. :)

> Does anyone know a way around this error message to get the program installed
> as a service? I am prepared to go back to a tape backup or reinstall NT as
> necessary, but am hoping someone in the next few hours will have seen this
> phenomenon and know what to do.

Just add the .exe to the end of the name with the -install and you
should
be fine.

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