split out windows service todo

12 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service.mdwn b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service.mdwn
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index 000000000..5fad4841e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+## git-annex as service on windows
+
+Use nssm to run git-annex as a service. Will need to include it in the
+git-annex bundle.
+
+Problem: nssm runs git-annex as a service as a LocalService user. (Or some
+similar user.) This leads to permission problems, when the normal user
+tries to write to its directory.
+
+Solution: Make `git-annex mkservice $repo` command (only avilable on
+Windows) that does:
+
+1. git -c core.sharedRepository=true init $repo
+2. cd $repo; git annex init
+4. chmod 777 -R $repo
+5. Add $repo to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.config\git-annex\autostart
+6. If git-annex service does not yet exist in nssm, set it up and start it.
+
+Note that the shared repository perms are not perfect, but this should
+allow any user to drop files into the annex, and whatever use the service
+runs as (probably LocalService) can write to the .git/ repository).
+
+Make git-annex read `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.config\git-annex\autostart`
+on Windows, rather than the one in $HOME. This way, `git annex assistant
+--autostart` and `git annex webapp` will use it, no matter which user.
+
+This bypasses the normal webapp configuration of the repo, but an annex
+folder on the desktop is a fine default in Windows, and the webapp can be
+used to add other repositories if desired. (Might need to tweak their
+permissions though.)
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment
index 83e2ba514..83e2ba514 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_12_d3d91ddc00bc275455022d86b779b148._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_12_d3d91ddc00bc275455022d86b779b148._comment
index df4545911..df4545911 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_12_d3d91ddc00bc275455022d86b779b148._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_12_d3d91ddc00bc275455022d86b779b148._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_13_59fbe4d07cdbeb786bae792f9c709ddd._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_13_59fbe4d07cdbeb786bae792f9c709ddd._comment
index 3d630ed0c..3d630ed0c 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_13_59fbe4d07cdbeb786bae792f9c709ddd._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_13_59fbe4d07cdbeb786bae792f9c709ddd._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_14_79fc0ff98c5bba2ed616e52e5a58e28f._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_14_79fc0ff98c5bba2ed616e52e5a58e28f._comment
index 9d7fb9ff0..9d7fb9ff0 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_14_79fc0ff98c5bba2ed616e52e5a58e28f._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_14_79fc0ff98c5bba2ed616e52e5a58e28f._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_15_fcd34607116183cc1a764fb307eabe0a._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_15_fcd34607116183cc1a764fb307eabe0a._comment
index 57505d1d9..57505d1d9 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_15_fcd34607116183cc1a764fb307eabe0a._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_15_fcd34607116183cc1a764fb307eabe0a._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_16_6a6424f23772e57f1adb1807ca8b93fa._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_16_6a6424f23772e57f1adb1807ca8b93fa._comment
index 53b705d05..53b705d05 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_16_6a6424f23772e57f1adb1807ca8b93fa._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_16_6a6424f23772e57f1adb1807ca8b93fa._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_17_62a1a33c2aaf4b0b8a0149ec526907d7._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_17_62a1a33c2aaf4b0b8a0149ec526907d7._comment
index 520e50154..520e50154 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_17_62a1a33c2aaf4b0b8a0149ec526907d7._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_17_62a1a33c2aaf4b0b8a0149ec526907d7._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_18_3a408492107ca6f120b631ce8c41faef._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_18_3a408492107ca6f120b631ce8c41faef._comment
index 494e3f43a..494e3f43a 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_18_3a408492107ca6f120b631ce8c41faef._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_18_3a408492107ca6f120b631ce8c41faef._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_19_c6cbc8fe9218f90c661cd1026658c939._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_19_c6cbc8fe9218f90c661cd1026658c939._comment
index ec3cf7b09..ec3cf7b09 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_19_c6cbc8fe9218f90c661cd1026658c939._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_19_c6cbc8fe9218f90c661cd1026658c939._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_20_ca245781a37db5546da3f7204adbeebb._comment b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_20_ca245781a37db5546da3f7204adbeebb._comment
index badb5308a..badb5308a 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_20_ca245781a37db5546da3f7204adbeebb._comment
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_git-annex_service/comment_20_ca245781a37db5546da3f7204adbeebb._comment
diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn b/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn
index 0afcbb4fe..59e701610 100644
--- a/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ now! --[[Joey]]
 
 ## status
 
-* Doesn't daemonize. Maybe use
-  <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Win32-services>
-  or perhaps easier,
-  <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Win32-services-wrapper>
+* [[todo/windows_git-annex_service]] needed
 
 * XMPP library not yet built. (See below.)