[mpich-discuss] [MPICH2]: can't run smpd on Vista 64 bit machines

[David Lantos]

That works!  Thank you so much for your help!
It's odd, because the account I am using is an "Administrator" account.  I guess the Vista Administrator account doesn't actually have full privileges by default.
Thanks again!  Warm regards,
David

From: jayesh at mcs.anl.gov
To: dave_lantos at hotmail.com
CC: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH2]: can't run smpd on Vista 64 bit machines
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:32:16 -0600








RE: [MPICH2]: can't run smpd on Vista 64 bit machines




 Hi,

  In Vista you have to install/start any Service using an admin command prompt. You can install SMPD (MPICH2 process manager which is installed as a Service) using one of the following ways,



# Right-click on "command prompt" icon and select "run as administrator". Type "smpd -install" from the command prompt (now running with admin privileges).



OR



# Type "cmd" on the "start search" textbox. Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter (to elevate privileges) to start the command prompt with admin privileges. Type "smpd -install" from the command prompt to install SMPD.



 Let us know if it works for you.



Regards,

Jayesh



-----Original Message-----

From: David Lantos [mailto:dave_lantos at hotmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:19 AM

To: jayesh at mcs.anl.gov

Subject: [MPICH2]: can't run smpd on Vista 64 bit machines





Hi Jayesh,

I'm sorry to bother you.  I've read through your MPICH2 Windows Development Guide, and am having trouble running smpd on my 64 bit Vista machines.  If I run "smpd -restart", I see the following:



restarting the smpd service...

OpenSCManager failed:

Access is denied. (error 5)

OpenSCManager failed:

Access is denied. (error 5)



I have turned off the firewall.  Have you seen this issue before?  Is there some other setting in Vista that you know of that might be blocking smpd?

I have no problem running "smpd -restart" on my 32-bit Windows XP box.



Thank you and regards,

David Lantos









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