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windows service not starting when modifying config

Asked by trs

hi all,

have a problem with mosquitto (latest version) and the service in windows:

fresh install of mosquitto --> background service running fine after restart.
modify mosquitto-config --> service does not start after restart and cant be startet manually.
revert to default config --> service running fina after restart.

the problem might be that my modification of the config file is wrong...
all i want is a simple unencrypted password protection with username.

therefore i create a passwd file with contents "user:password" and modify these lines in the config:

#allow_anonymous true --> allow_anonymous false
#password_file --> c:\mosquitto\passwd

what am i doing wrong, or better what should i modify to get a correct config?
thanks!!!

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trs (spam-7) said : 		#1

ahhh,
just solved it myself.

this line was correct: #allow_anonymous true --> allow_anonymous false

but this line #password_file should be modified to --> password_file c:\mosquitto\passwd

thx!

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Roger Light (roger.light) said : 		#2

Great, glad you got it sorted.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:30 PM, trs
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> Question #255138 on mosquitto changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/mosquitto/+question/255138
>
> Status: Open => Solved
>
> trs confirmed that the question is solved:
> ahhh,
> just solved it myself.
>
> this line was correct: #allow_anonymous true --> allow_anonymous false
>
> but this line #password_file should be modified to --> password_file
> c:\mosquitto\passwd
>
> thx!
>
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