erlsrv

erlsrv

Command

erlsrv

Command summary

Run the Erlang emulator as a service on Windows NT®

Description

This utility is specific to Windows NT/2000/XP® (and subsequent versions of Windows) It allows Erlang emulators to run as services on the Windows system, allowing embedded systems to start without any user needing to log in. The emulator started in this way can be manipulated through the Windows® services applet in a manner similar to other services.

Note that erlsrv is not a general service utility for Windows, but designed for embedded Erlang systems.

As well as being the actual service, erlsrv also provides a command line interface for registering, changing, starting and stopping services.

To manipulate services, the logged in user should have Administrator privileges on the machine. The Erlang machine itself is (default) run as the local administrator. This can