[Box Backup] cygwin experts?

[Ben Summers]

On 15 Sep 2004, at 17:33, Per Thomsen wrote:

> I'll be installing the cygwin build on a set of Windows boxes, and I 
> wanted to see if anyone on the list knew how to ensure that bbackupd 
> starts after a reboot. I'm no Windows (nor cygwin) expert, so any help 
> would be appreciated.
>
> I have the build completed, and I can start bbackupd by hand, but I 
> would obviously like to have it start, when Windows starts (not just 
> when someone logs in). I tried the 'cygrunsrv' executable, and the 
> service (apparently) installs correctly (using the '-I' option), but I 
> get a Windows 1062 error, when I try to start it (the '-S' option). 
> The error text for error 1062 is :
>
> The service has not been started.  ERROR_SERVICE_NOT_ACTIVE
>
> Very helpful... ;-)
>
> Any pointers?

If you don't mind it being started when the user logs in, then you can 
put it in the "Run" part of the registry, I suppose.

Usual disclaimer: I've never got it running.

Ben