win32service win32pipe question

[Mark Hammond]

dsavitsk wrote:

> when i try to stop the version i downloaded, however, the stop command only
> sort of works.  when issued, the service hangs for about 30 seconds, then
> responds ...
> 
> Stopping service PythonPipeService
> Error stopping service: The service did not respond to the start or control
> requ
> est in a timely fashion. (1053)
> 
> it does stop, though.
> 
> is this something to worry about?


Probably :)  It should stop cleanly.  My guess is an exception in the 
shutdown processing.  Check the Windows Event Log and see if an 
exception has been reported.  Or try running the service in debug mode 
(as per the book) and see if any exceptions are reported to the console.

Mark.