Running Cassandra 1.0 as Windows Service

[DLC <ch...@cabotresearch.com>]

I am trying to install and run Cassandra 1.0 as a Windows Service on Windows 
Server 2003 R2 x64.  The installation seems to go OK, but when I try to start 
the service I get the error "Windows could not start the cassandra on Local 
Computer.  For more information, review the System Event Log.  If this is a 
non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-
specific error code 0."  There is nothing of note in the Event Log.  I am 
installing and running the service as administrator.  Cassandra runs fine if 
started from the command line using the batch file.  Any help would be greatly 
appreciated.  Thanks.

AW: Running Cassandra 1.0 as Windows Service

["Markus Wiesenbacher | Codefreun.de" <mw...@codefreun.de>]

If you run it as a window service it runs with system-rights (instead of
user-rights of logged in user). 

IMHO this could help:

- Right click on service (administrative tools->services) and apply the user
rights which are wanted
	-> Maybe it helps if you allow exchange/interaction with desktop
(not sure how the english text is) with system-account usage
- Check rights of the folder containing your data (var)

;) 

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Von: DLC [mailto:cho@cabotresearch.com] 
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 9. November 2011 22:12
An: user@cassandra.apache.org
Betreff: Running Cassandra 1.0 as Windows Service

I am trying to install and run Cassandra 1.0 as a Windows Service on Windows
Server 2003 R2 x64.  The installation seems to go OK, but when I try to
start the service I get the error "Windows could not start the cassandra on
Local Computer.  For more information, review the System Event Log.  If this
is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to
service- specific error code 0."  There is nothing of note in the Event Log.
I am installing and running the service as administrator.  Cassandra runs
fine if started from the command line using the batch file.  Any help would
be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.