Problems creating service using sc.exe

windows-service

I have this command to create a service:

sc create svnserve binpath="\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe\" --service --root C:\SVNRoot" displayname="Subversion" depend=tcpip start=auto obj="NT AUTHORITY\LocalService"

Unfortunately, it seems not to work, even though the syntax is correct. When I run it, I get the usage instructions (which I guess is a way of telling me that I've supplied incorrect arguments, although I have no idea what incorrect argument I might have supplied).

Can anyone help me out of my difficulty? Thanks!

Best Answer

Your syntax is actually incorrect, but you'll be forgiven for missing it.

From the help text for sc create:

NOTE: The option name includes the equal sign.

What isn't immediately obvious from this is that the options need to be specified with a space between the option name and the value.

Incorrect:

displayname="Subversion"

Correct (note the space after =):

displayname= "Subversion"

Your command should work just fine formatted accordingly, i.e.:

sc create svnserve binpath= "\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe\" --service --root C:\SVNRoot" displayname= "Subversion" depend= tcpip start= auto obj= "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService"

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