K2 Server Console Mode Shortcut

Once K2 blackpearl has been installed the following shortcut will be available from the Start Menu. This new addition to the start menu will enable an Administrator to start the K2 Service in console mode and specify the password for the Account using the command line.

The K2 Service Account must be part of the Local Admin group otherwise errors will be thrown due to the account`s impersonation levels not being high enough. Also note that Running as a service does NOT require Local Admin.
This shortcut will not function if UAC is enabled as elevated rights are required.

Server Shortcut

Usage

The original K2 Server is still available, and still runs exactly the same as before. The new shortcut is created and registered with the K2 Service Account`s details.
The following command is used to create this shortcut:

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:{K2ServiceDomain\Account} /savecred "C:\Program Files (x86)\K2 blackpearl\Host Server\Bin\K2HostServer.exe"

Using the shortcut to run the server in console mode

The shortcut will launch the K2 Server in console mode as before. See the detailed instructions below.

Click the new shortcut and this will open the following command line. The user is expected to insert the password of the service account for the first time.

Open cosole mode using the shorcut

If the password is entered correctly, the server will start as usual

Server starts and runs

The password only ever has to be inserted once per logged-in user.

Running the K2HostServer in console mode on Windows Server 2012

When running the K2HostServer in console mode on a Windows Server 2012 machine, the K2 Service Account user must be a local administrator on that machine AND the console application must be started using the “Run As Administrator” option.