MOA running in service mode

Follow the following instructions in the iFIX electronic book to configure iFix to run in service mode. Note you also need a valid iFix license. Then:

  1. Configure iFix to run in service  mode.

  2. Open a Command Prompt, Run as administrator.  In the command line, type MOAManager.exe /INSTALL and click OK. This will register MOAManager in Windows Service Control Manager.

  3. In iFix local folder, default in C:\Program Files (x86)\Proficy\iFIX\LOCAL, open fix.ini for edit, scroll to the last, remove or comment out the line: RUN=%MOAMANAGER.EXE

  4. To ensure that MOAmanager runs with appropriate user permissions, open Control Panel, open the Administrative Tools, then Services, look for MOA, and double click to open the property dialog.  Select either "Local System account", or a user in the local administrator group.  For a user account, you will need to enter the account name and password details for the machine in the "Log On" tab.

  5. Reboot the PC and iFix should be starting in service mode.

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Editing MOA manager user credentials in Services

Refer to the following instructions to unregister MOAmanager fromservice mode and run it as a normal application

  1. Configure iFix to run in application mode.

  2. From Control Panel, open the Administrative Tools, then Services, look for MOA, double click it and select manual in startup type drop-down box.

  3. In iFix local folder, default in C:\Program Files (x86)\Proficy\iFIX\LOCAL, open fix.ini for edit, scroll to the last, Add or uncomment the line: RUN=%MOAMANAGER.EXE

  4. Reboot the PC and iFix should be starting in application mode.