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It's also possible (though not simple) to build the SP and its dependencies from source using Visual Studio, but this should only be attempted by experienced Windows developers.
Shibboleth Service
Once installation is complete, you'll need to run the Shibboleth daemon, shibd, at all times. shibd is a console application that is usually installed as a Windows service.
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Newer versions of Windows support automatic restart of failed services. We suggest using this feature to restart shibd when it fails. Although stability is good, maximum reliability will be achieved by monitoring the process. |
Failure to Install
The most common reason for the installation failing is that the Shibboleth service (above) does not start correctly. In order to debug (versions 2.5.1 onwards) this you can instruct the installer to not try to start the service by specifying that the ALWAYS_START_SERVICE property contain the value FALSE. Do this from the command line:
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You can then use the -check option described above to debug why the service will not start. Once this is completed you can start the service manually.
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