NAME

       mono-service, mono-service2 - Mono ServiceProcess host

SYNOPSIS

       mono-service [options] program.exe

DESCRIPTION

       The mono-service is a host to run services built with the ServiceProcess assembly.

       Use  mono-service  to run services that use the 1.0 assemblies and use mono-service2 to run services that
       use the 2.0 assemblies.

       Services can be paused by sending the SIGUSR1 signal to the process, and  execution  can  be  resumed  by
       sending  the  SIGUSR2  signal.   The service can be cleanly shutdown by sending the SIGTERM signal to the
       process.

       Mono programs started with mono-service run with the MONO_DISABLE_SHM variable set.     This  means  that
       certain Mono features that depend on it are not available to services.

       The following options can be used to control the service:

       -d:DIRECTORY
              Use  this  option  to  specify  the working directory for the service.  The default is the current
              directory.

       -l:LOCKFILE
              Specifies the file to use for locking, the default is a filename constructed in /tmp based on  the
              name of the program that hosts the service.

       -m:MESSAGE
              Name to show in the syslog.

       -n:NAME
              Use  this  to  specify the service to be launched (if the program contains more than one service).
              The default is to run the first defined service.

       --debug
              Use this option to prevent mono-service from redirecting stdin and stdout and prevent the  program
              to be sent to the background.  Equivalent to --no-daemon

       --no-daemon
              Use  this option to prevent mono-service from redirecting stdin and stdout and prevent the program
              to be sent to the background.  Equivalent to --debug.

CONTROL

       You can control the service by sending signals to the process, you can use the following commands:

       Pausing service:
                   kill -USR1 `cat <lock file>`

       Resuming service:
                   kill -USR2 `cat <lock file>`

       Stopping the service:
                   kill `cat <lock file>`

EXAMPLES

       Start the MyService.exe assembly, with a lock in /root/service-lock:

            mono-service -l:/root/service-lock MyService.exe

DEBUGGING

       Messages produced by the service are logged on syslog.

MAILING LISTS

       Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list for details.

WEB SITE

       Visit: http://www.mono-project.com for details

SEE ALSO

       mono(1)

       N:System.ServiceProcess

                                                                                                  Mono(Mono 1.0)