Ryzom

Starting shard_start on my windows-server twice in a row, almost all services can be started again. And again.
Some throw errors, which can be "ignore"-clicked, but they do start, and remain.
I don't know if this is even possible on linux, as i don't have it running on linux yet.

I did not even try to connect with a client, less identify the error-messages.

Of course, this could be simply stupid, so saying "You don't jump off a cliff just because you can, wouldn't you? So don't do that ..." should suffice.

But, just in case: Is there a hidden reason you can, or where it would make sense?

From my professional life, i know how to transform simple executables into services via commandlinetool "sc.exe", from the windows server ressourcekit, so you can run services without being logged on. That also allows for some tricks, like remote-starting services via "net start <servicename>", interdependencies, startup-chains, automatic restart etc.

Did anyone ever consider this? Are there good reasons against it?
(It would require separating the log-windows from the services themselves, of course, but that would neither necessarily be a bad thing in itself, nor too difficult)