Stash error : cant find stash home directory, when using it as an windows service

[MikalM]

Hi,

When i run Stash as an windows service i got the error "cant find the stash_home" i have in the enviroment set up the stash_home, and if i do an echo then it prints out the hole path. I also set it in the setenv.bat file, with the same result. If i stop the service and use "start-stash.bat" then it works. But not as an service. I have no spaces in the path way, running 32 bit, on both java and server. Jira is working fine on the same maschine. please help

Mikael

[Michael Heemskerk · Accepted solution]

Mikal,

Please have a look at the documentation. Note that when you run Stash as a Windows service

• it should be run using a non-administrator user account that has read and write access to the Stash home directory and the <Stash installation directory>.
• When you run Stash as a Windows service, all settings in setenv.bat are ignored. Ensure that you have set STASH_HOME as asystem environment variable.

[MikalM]

Thanks, i will let our server guy add an user with correct access.

[MikalM]

When u use my user on the service, then it works, so it must be that the local user have the wrong access rights. Thanks all

[cofarrell]

Hi Mikal,

Just as word of warning, you mentioned admin rights. Have you read this (it's mentioned/linked in the Windows documentation)?

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASHKB/Git+Push+Operations+Extremely+Slow+on+Windows

If you're running as a local user make sure they don't have administrator rights as it will affect the performance of Stash.

Cheers,

Charles

[Michael Heemskerk]

Mikal,

Please have a look at the documentation. Note that when you run Stash as a Windows service

• it should be run using a non-administrator user account that has read and write access to the Stash home directory and the <Stash installation directory>.
• When you run Stash as a Windows service, all settings in setenv.bat are ignored. Ensure that you have set STASH_HOME as asystem environment variable.

[MikalM]

Yes i have added a new user that only runs the service. And it have admin rights.

[MikalM]

I have tried them both. In the setenv.bat and enviroment settings on the server as "STASH_HOME" the same result. It does however work if i start it manually. But soon i log out of the server it shuts down, so that's why it needeed to be run at an service

[MikalM]

Yes i have added a new user that only runs the service. And it have admin rights.

[Peter Van de Voorde]

Are you running the service under a dedicated user?

Does this user have all the necessary access rights? (So at least the same rights as you have).

Best regards,

Peter

[Peter Van de Voorde]

Have you tried to login with that user and check if he can see the stash_home directory variable?

[Peter Van de Voorde]

Hi Mikael

Is it configured as a system variable or a user variable?

It should be a system variable.

Peter

[MikalM]

i have tried them both. In the setenv.bat and enviroment settings on the server as "STASH_HOME" the same result. It does however work if i start it manually. But soon i log out of the server it shuts down, so that's why it needeed to be run at an service