From 2b52c1d9579a3b61a7f18649b0de88f3ffa4b13a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SoleAngelus Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:41:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update to WINDOWS_SERVICE.md (#1663) Added quotes around spaces in files paths. Slight change to wording on point 4. --- docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md b/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md index 0ef218350..b933df421 100644 --- a/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md +++ b/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md @@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ the general steps to set it up. 2. Create the directory `C:\Program Files\Telegraf` (if you install in a different location simply specify the `-config` parameter with the desired location) 3. Place the telegraf.exe and the config file into `C:\Program Files\Telegraf` -4. To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run (as an - administrator): +4. To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run the following in PowerShell as an + administrator (You can wrap any spaces in the files paths in double quotes ""): ``` - > C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install + > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install ``` 5. Edit the configuration file to meet your needs 6. To check that it works, run: ``` - > C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test + > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test ``` 7. To start collecting data, run: