[Klone-users] Windows service : change and know the execution path

Thu Nov 26 08:27:18 EST 2009

Hi Stefano,

if KLone has been started by the Service Manager the ctx->hServiceStatus
> will be set:
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> #include <klone/context.h>
> if(ctx->hServiceStatus)
>        ; /* service mode */
> else
>        ; /* application mode */
> --------------------------------------------------
>

perfect, it's exactly what I wanted :)

>
> Also "GetModuleFileName(GetModuleHandle(NULL), buffer, bufsz)" should
> return the full path of the kloned executable; I'm not 100% sure that it
> works properly in service mode but it's worth a try :)
>

it's ok in application and service mode.

The problem is solved.

Thank you at all team.

> bye,
> stefano
>
>
> On 26/nov/2009, at 11.30, Mickael Auger wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I agree with you.
> >
> > For my issue, I don't know in advance the installation directory (it's a
> customer choice), so I cannot use the "chroot" key in internal kloned.conf
> and I want not use an external (visible/editable) kloned.conf.
> >
> > When kloned is launched, the execution directory is either the
> installation directory (in application mode) or fixed by Windows (in service
> mode).
> > So in the service mode, I must call SetCurrentDirectory() with the value
> of ImagePath key that I determine myself (without touch source code of
> kloned).
> >
> > I want just know if kloned.exe is launched in application mode or service
> mode (as global boolean flag).
> >
> > Greetings.
> >
> > 2009/11/26 Steven Dorigotti <dorigotti at koanlogic.com>
> > Dear Mickaël,
> >
> >  what you are suggesting, to detect whether KLone is running in
> > service mode or not, is definitely feasible but shouldn't be necessary
> > for transparency. It's not usually the responsibility of an
> > application to know how it was launched, rather such job could be done
> > by a higher installation layer. It would also require more
> > windows-specific code.
> >
> >  If you set a fixed chroot path in the configuration file and let
> > KLone change directory for you as with our last patch you have a
> > generic solution for knowing where KLone is being executed which works
> > under all environments.
> >
> >  Or is your issue still out of sight?
> >
> > let us know,
> > sd
> >
> > 2009/11/26 Mickael Auger <mickael.auger at gmail.com>:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > thank you for your patch.
> > >
> > > Hovewer, in Windows service mode I will search the
> > > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\kloned\ImagePath" key in
> > > Windows registry to know the kloned.exe installation directory and call
> > > SetCurrentDirectory to it in "server_init" hook.
> > >
> > > So, I would like know the kloned execution mode (application or
> service).
> > > Have you a solution to distinct this execution mode (kloned launched
> with
> > > WinMain() or ServiceMain() functions in entry.c) ?
> > >
> > > Bye.
> > >
> > > 2009/11/25 Steven Dorigotti <dorigotti at koanlogic.com>
> > >>
> > >> Hi!
> > >>
> > >>  Ok, your problem is more clear to us now.
> > >>
> > >>  Please try the attached patch (using KLONE_TARGET_PATCH_FILE for
> > >> local build or KLONE_HOST_PATCH_FILE for cross-compilation) and setup
> > >> your base path in the kloned configuration file as follows:
> > >>
> > >>  chroot    c:/your/base/dir
> > >>
> > >>  The server will then do the SetCurrentDirectory() on MinGW as you
> > >> suggested.
> > >>
> > >> cheers,
> > >> sd
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2009/11/25 Mickael Auger <mickael.auger at gmail.com>:
> > >> > Hi Steven,
> > >> >
> > >> > thank you for response but it's my question (sorry :(  ).
> > >> > For example, I have an installation folder
> "C:\ProgramFiles\KLoneApp"
> > >> > what
> > >> > contains :
> > >> > - kloned.exe
> > >> > - config.ini (this file will be modify by another application)
> > >> >
> > >> > If I launch "kloned.exe" as standard application in MS-DOS console,
> the
> > >> > execution folder is "C:\ProgramFiles\KLoneApp".
> > >> > But if I install kloned as a Windows service and I launch
> "kloned.exe"
> > >> > with
> > >> > "net start kloned" command line, the execution folder is
> > >> > "C:\windows\system32".
> > >> >
> > >> > To read my "config.ini" file, I have this index.klx.
> > >> >
> > >> > ================================
> > >> > <html>
> > >> > <body>
> > >> > <%
> > >> > FILE *file;
> > >> > file = fopen("config.ini","r); //local file in
> > >> > "C:\ProgramFiles\KLoneApp"
> > >> > if(file)
> > >> > {
> > >> >   ...
> > >> >   fclose(file);
> > >> > }
> > >> > %>
> > >> > </body>
> > >> > </html>
> > >> > ================================
> > >> >
> > >> > I would be known this installation directory which contains
> "kloned.exe"
> > >> > to
> > >> > change the execution path by calling SetCurrentDirectory() Windows
> > >> > function.
> > >> > This installation directory is stored in Windows registry (in
> ImagePath
> > >> > key).
> > >> >
> > >> > This way, my KLone application could be execute regardless of
> standard
> > >> > application or service mode.
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you have a function (or a solution) to know this installation
> > >> > directory,
> > >> > please ?
> > >> >
> > >> > 2009/11/25 Steven Dorigotti <dorigotti at koanlogic.com>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Hi Mickaël,
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  so you managed to cross-compile or in this case did you also
> compile
> > >> >> on
> > >> >> win?
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  The win service should point to the directory from which you ran
> > >> >> "kloned -i", so that should be your reference executable.
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  In order to access content on your local file system you need to
> > >> >> make sure the sup fs was setup correcly upon build, so:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> KLONE_CONF_ARGS += --enable_fs
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  and make sure the document root is setup correctly in your
> > >> >> configuration
> > >> >> file:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> dir_root        /path/to/dir/www
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  where the path should be relative to the msys installation  (in
> this
> > >> >> case for example c:\msys\1.0\path\to\dir\www)
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  Have you already done these steps and still have trouble?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> bye,
> > >> >> Steven
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> 2009/11/24 Mickael Auger <mickael.auger at gmail.com>:
> > >> >> > Hi,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I compile and execute KLone as a Windows service, but I need to
> two
> > >> >> > informations.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > How can I know and / or change the run directory of kloned ?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > How can I know the folder containing the kloned binary ?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Know this folders could me to manage a lot of personal file
> provided
> > >> >> > with
> > >> >> > kloned binary (in the install folder).
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Bye.
> > >> >> > --
> > >> >> > Mickaël AUGER
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
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> > >> >> >
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> > >> >
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Mickaël AUGER
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