Problem with spawner as a service.

[OZRAY]

Hi,
Im facing a strange problem here and can't figure out how to solve it.

All our map and max files are on a server that we access with UNC path.
On the farm each nodes have a the maps folder mapped to a drive letter
that we have access with the right privilege when trying manual direct on the node.
BB working correctly also.

If I start the spawner as a service and render from my machine in DD the log file
tell me Missing map file and abort the DR on that node. (Im running it logged on that machine)
I also tried it by forcing a user in the service that have access to the file server.

If I start the spawner manually not as a service everything is correct now...

That's really bud, I need it to work as a service on those machine.

Regards,

[instinct]

Spawner as a service is launched as system user. how did you try to "force" the user? You can set the service to run as a specific user wich should be the user you're using to access them usually.

Regards,
Thorsten

[Klonsemann]

Hi OZRAY,

the point is, a service does not "see" your networkdrives (folder mapped to a drive letter).

If you wanna use VraySpawner as service you have to setup UNC path for everything in your maxscene.

[OZRAY]

Ok thanks guys,

klonsemann, yes a already forced the service to start with the correct user that have access.

Instinct, god!!! I never suspected that...
What's are the consequences, does just put the Convert local path to UNC in 3DSMAX is enought? Everyone here have a mapped drive and all tools and files are pointing on those mapped drives... So I can't change the way peoples work.

Does the only real advantage of running it as a service is that it can run without windows account logging in? Or there is other advantages? more stable ??

Regards,

[instinct]

Well it can autorestart when it crashes for example.

Regards,
Thorsten

[Klonsemann]

You can simply stop and restart it via maxscript when rendering on backburner, to have most performance on renderfarms.

[simmsimaging]

Is that start/stop script only for spawner as a service? Is there a way to do that when you are running it as an .exe?

Thanks!
b

[Klonsemann]

I think that should be possible, but i didnt searche in that direction.