[GH-ISSUE #207] Doesn't seem to work when being run as a Windows service. #94

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opened 2026-05-05 22:09:14 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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2026-05-05 22:09:14 -06:00

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Originally created by @20excal07 on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/207

I'd like to set this up as a Windows service via srvany-ng, but it seems like the app isn't doing anything once the service is started. I can see the lan-mouse.exe process in Task Manager, but that's about it.

The command I want to run is as follows:
C:\lan-mouse-windows\lan-mouse.exe -d -c C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml

And following the steps through srvany-ng, these are the registry keys inside HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lan-Mouse\Parameters:

Name	Type	Data
Application	REG_SZ (String)	C:\lan-mouse-windows\lan-mouse.exe
AppDirectory	REG_SZ (String)	C:\lan-mouse-windows\
AppParameters	REG_SZ (String)	-d -c C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml

And here are the contents of config.toml:

# configure release bind
release_bind = [ "KeyJ", "KeyK", "KeyL", "KeySemicolon" ]

# optional port (defaults to 4242)
port = 4242
# optional frontend -> defaults to gtk if available
# possible values are "cli" and "gtk" 
frontend = "Cli"

[top]
# hostname
hostname = "192.168.18.235"
# activate this client immediately when lan-mouse is started
activate_on_startup = true

And yes, I've tested running the command as-is through the CLI, it works just fine when it's run that way.

EDIT: I managed to run the app via a batch file, but still launched through the srvany-ng service, so I could get the log output, but there doesn't seem to be anything to indicate that there was an issue. Very strange...

[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::config] using config: "C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml"
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse] release bind: [KeyJ, KeyK, KeyL, KeySemicolon]
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse] Press [KeyJ, KeyK, KeyL, KeySemicolon] to release the mouse
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::server] running service
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  input_capture] using capture backend: windows
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::server::capture_task] [(0, (ClientConfig { hostname: Some("192.168.18.235"), fix_ips: [], port: 4242, pos: Top, cmd: None }, ClientState { active: true, active_addr: None, alive: false, dns_ips: [], ips: {}, pressed_keys: {}, resolving: false }))]
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::server::emulation_task] creating input emulation...
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  input_emulation] using emulation backend: windows
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::dns] resolving (0) `192.168.18.235` ...
[2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO  lan_mouse::dns] 192.168.18.235: adding ip 192.168.18.235

(should probably clarify that by "not working", i mean that it doesn't swap control to the other host after moving the cursor to the edge of the screen)

Originally created by @20excal07 on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/207 I'd like to set this up as a Windows service via [srvany-ng](https://github.com/birkett/srvany-ng), but it seems like the app isn't doing anything once the service is started. I can see the `lan-mouse.exe` process in Task Manager, but that's about it. The command I want to run is as follows: `C:\lan-mouse-windows\lan-mouse.exe -d -c C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml` And following the steps through `srvany-ng`, these are the registry keys inside `HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lan-Mouse\Parameters`: | Name | Type | Data | | ------ | ------ | ----- | | Application | REG_SZ (String) | C:\lan-mouse-windows\lan-mouse.exe | | AppDirectory | REG_SZ (String) | C:\lan-mouse-windows\ | | AppParameters | REG_SZ (String) | -d -c C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml | And here are the contents of `config.toml`: ``` # configure release bind release_bind = [ "KeyJ", "KeyK", "KeyL", "KeySemicolon" ] # optional port (defaults to 4242) port = 4242 # optional frontend -> defaults to gtk if available # possible values are "cli" and "gtk" frontend = "Cli" [top] # hostname hostname = "192.168.18.235" # activate this client immediately when lan-mouse is started activate_on_startup = true ``` And yes, I've tested running the command as-is through the CLI, it works just fine when it's run that way. EDIT: I managed to run the app via a batch file, but still launched through the `srvany-ng` service, so I could get the log output, but there doesn't seem to be anything to indicate that there was an issue. Very strange... ``` [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::config] using config: "C:\lan-mouse-windows\config.toml" [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse] release bind: [KeyJ, KeyK, KeyL, KeySemicolon] [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse] Press [KeyJ, KeyK, KeyL, KeySemicolon] to release the mouse [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::server] running service [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO input_capture] using capture backend: windows [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::server::capture_task] [(0, (ClientConfig { hostname: Some("192.168.18.235"), fix_ips: [], port: 4242, pos: Top, cmd: None }, ClientState { active: true, active_addr: None, alive: false, dns_ips: [], ips: {}, pressed_keys: {}, resolving: false }))] [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::server::emulation_task] creating input emulation... [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO input_emulation] using emulation backend: windows [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] resolving (0) `192.168.18.235` ... [2024-09-29T07:40:37Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] 192.168.18.235: adding ip 192.168.18.235 ``` (should probably clarify that by "not working", i mean that it doesn't swap control to the other host after moving the cursor to the edge of the screen)

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 22:09:16 -06:00

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@feschber commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024):

I tried that and did not get it to work either (the service seems to be running but it wont allow input capturing).

@feschber commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024): I tried that and did not get it to work either (the service seems to be running but it wont allow input capturing).

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 22:09:17 -06:00

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@jonstelly commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026):

I've got the starting point of a windows service PR up at #373 . there are some extra things needed to work with UAC elevation prompts or login screen, it's working for me in the PR branch

@jonstelly commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026): I've got the starting point of a windows service PR up at #373 . there are some extra things needed to work with UAC elevation prompts or login screen, it's working for me in the PR branch