I have created a "service" type Java application using install4j.
On windows I can install my application into 2 folders an providing I use a different name after running my app as administrator I can create to independent services
myapp /install service1 myapp /install service2
If I do the same on a linux machine both commands seem to create the same service and I cannot run them independently
Is there some way to allow me to run 2 instances of the same application under linux when they have been installed in different folders ?
./myapp_Service /install myapp Usage: ./myapp_Service {start|stop|run|run-redirect|status|restart|force-reload}
On Unix, there is no feature to install a service with a custom name by passing a service name as an argument. That extra argument will be ignored. You would have to copy the .service file that is created by the "Install a service" action (or present in the package) and modify its contents accordingly.
What I did as a workaround until I got your reply was to create 2 launchers with different program names within Install4j. They both do the identical job but running the /install command allowed me to create to separate instances. Many thanks for your reply.