Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out

SwaJime has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out by Anonymous Monk on Oct 04, 2019 at 00:36 UTC
What about using "net stop" and "net start"?	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out by SwaJime (Scribe) on Oct 07, 2019 at 18:45 UTC
Only net start works: C:\windows\system32>taskkill /FI "SERVICES eq MyCustomService" /F SUCCESS: The process with PID 3816 has been terminated. C:\windows\system32>net start MyCustomService The DBSmart Agent (MyCustomService) service is starting. The DBSmart Agent (MyCustomService) service was started successfully. C:\windows\system32>net pause MyCustomService The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2191. C:\windows\system32>net stop MyCustomService The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2191. C:\windows\system32>net start MyCustomService The requested service has already been started. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2182. [download] Thanks	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out by Anonymous Monk on Oct 08, 2019 at 00:43 UTC
Hi Have you checked to see if the same happens with the scripts from https://metacpan.org/source/XENU/Win32-Daemon-20190315/test/? Maybe you can glean a clue :)	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out by SwaJime (Scribe) on Oct 08, 2019 at 15:17 UTC
Thanks, I tried the test at that link and get the same results: C:\Users\john\test>perl Create.pl Successfully added. finished. C:\Users\john\test>net start perltest The Perl: Test of Win32::Daemon ($ServiceName) service is starting. The Perl: Test of Win32::Daemon ($ServiceName) service was started suc +cessfully. C:\Users\john\test>net pause perltest The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2191. C:\Users\john\test>net stop perltest The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2191. [download] All of the menu options are greyed out for starting, stopping, etc. for the PerlTest service, just as they are for my service. John	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Win32::Daemon on Windows 2019 has options greyed out by SwaJime (Scribe) on Oct 08, 2019 at 15:37 UTC
Actually, I think I just figured it out. `if ($Win32::Daemon::VERSION < 20180000) { Win32::Daemon::AcceptedControls(SERVICE_ACCEPT_STOP \| SERVICE_ACCEPT_PAUSE_CONTINUE \| SERVICE_ACCEPT_SHUTDOWN \| SERVICE_ACCEPT_PARAMCHANGE \| SERVICE_ACCEPT_NETBINDCHANGE); }` [download] The problem seems to be that this should not be in an if statement. For some reason I thought this call did not need to be made for Win32::Daemon version 20181025, which is on this system.	[reply] [d/l]