From: Brett Porter <brett@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:11:08 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: [MRM-688] update the guide for Windows
X-Git-Tag: archiva-r676265~247
X-Git-Url: https://source.dussan.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=92aee21344bc29af583dc4c67ce0aa94da4c8319;p=archiva.git

[MRM-688] update the guide for Windows


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/archiva/trunk@642253 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
index 2676b190d..c506b01f8 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
+++ b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
@@ -13,12 +13,32 @@ Installing Standalone Distribution of Apache Archiva
 
   Archiva can be run by executing:
 
-    * <<<bin/archiva>>>, or <<<bin/archiva.bat>>> for windows (select the one for your environment). The argument can be <<<console>>> to run
+    * <<<bin/archiva>>>, or <<<bin\archiva.bat>>> for windows (select the one for your environment). The argument can be <<<console>>> to run
       interactively, or <<<start>>> to run in the background (in this case, run the script with <<<stop>>> to later stop the server). The logs
       are available in the <<<logs>>> directory where Archiva is installed.
 
     []
 
+* Installing as a Service on Windows
+
+  On Windows, to use the <<<start>>> and <<<stop>>> commands you must first install it as a service. This is done by running:
+
+----
+.\bin\archiva install
+----
+
+  You can then use the <<<start>>> and <<<stop>>> commands as well as the traditional Windows service management console to manage the Archiva
+  service.
+
+  This procedure installs the service to run as the local system user. You must ensure that it has access to read the installation, and to write
+  to the logs and data directories.
+
+  You can later remove the service with:
+
+----
+.\bin\archiva remove
+----
+
 * Separating the base from the installation
 
   The standalone instance of Archiva uses the Plexus application server, which is capable of separating it's configuration from installation,
diff --git a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
index 53f4fe160..3ac0c76eb 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
+++ b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Installing Archiva
   To get started right away, you can run the following after unpacking:
 
 ----
-./bin/archiva console
+./bin/archiva console (Linux, Mac, Solaris)
+.\bin\archiva console (Windows)
 ----
 
   You will need to choose a different start command based on your platform. The <<<console>>> argument