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Questions tagged [executable]

An executable is a file that can be run on a device / computer. Those tags [service], [services], [windows-service] or [daemon] can be related, depending on how the executable is run.

An executable is a file that can be run on a device / computer. The tags , , or can be related, depending on how the executable is run.

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Difference between bin files that are executed via ./binfile and "regular" bins?

I built a C program using make on Ubuntu. The resulting bin file is executeable via ./binfilename but not by just executing it in the directory it was build. How can i "convert" it to a bin file that I can copy to /usr/bin so I can execute it…
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Executing a script with ./script.sh fails while "sh script.sh" works

I'm very befuddled by this error and don't even know what to google for: Failure - Executing a script with: ./test.sh bash: ./test.sh: "Permission denied" Works - while these apporeaches work: sh ./test.sh Works bash ./test.sh Works The test…
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How do I tell whether an executable has run or not?

I have an executable I am calling from a third party program. I am calling it using an administrator account with "run as a service" privileges, and the third party program logs report that the executable ran "successfully" with a runtime of 0.000…
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Monitor Windows executable while it is loading

Is there Windows software that will allow you to see what an executable is doing while it is loading up? For example, monitor if the executable is modifying the registry, updating the file system, etc.
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Is it possible to restrict executing an .exe on a network drive with Windows 7?

Can Windows 7 be configured in a way to prevent a user to execute an .exe that is on a network drive, and if so, how could that be done?
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Do admins mind exes being copied/installed to the users Application Data folder?

This question is a follow up to Why do some admins dislike exes being executed from a server share? I have developed a utility which makes life much easier for Access developers. One option I will be making available, due to the feedback in the…
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Application upgrade triggered from web application on Ubuntu/Linux

On my ubuntu server I have an application MyApp which runs as a daemon with its own user myapp. Then I have a web application MyPortal which runs in apace httpd as user www-data. This application serves a web page with a Redeploy MyApp button. When…
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Cannot run "Automation Anywhere" exe files from console (session 0) on Windows Server 2003 64 bit

I have a simple exe created from an Automation Anywhere task that displays a message box saying hello world. I created this simple exe just for debugging the following issue. When I log in to the console (session 0), and run the Automation Anywhere…
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Change language properties 7z sfx self extracting .exe with 7zSFX Builder

I use the 7zSFX Builder program to build my executable .exe from a .7z and even though I always select English in the settings (and everything else), the properties of the executable show Russian. 7zSFX Builder was abandoned and is no longer…
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Create Widows Service from batch or exe file

I need to distribute some app to all our stations without users having the ability to close the app. The app jumps on users' screen and notifies them to restart the computer, and I don't want users to be able to close this app through task…
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Arbitrary Code Execution on Server

I am trying to build a web application (running on Linux servers) in which the user will upload an executable, the executable will be ran against a particular input available on the server (fed via STDIN), and the output (read from STDOUT) will be…
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p4: No such file or directory - when in reality it exists

I have installed p4 command line client on the server, and something strange is happening. It exists, has executable rights, but I cannot execute it because I received an error message that it does not exists. I tried looking around, and everyone…
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running exe makes system unresponsive

I run the file using the command prompt and it got stuck and we had to reboot the server. After the server started I put the exe into another folder and when I run this time it run sucessfully but it still hung when we run it from the original…
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How to get from executable to Windows Service Name (WIndows 7)

I am aware that under windows 7 the command-line commands... tasklist gets me processes (including services) currently running by it's executable name net start shows me all the display names of started services. (“pretty” display names, not the…
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How to write a script to install multiple things by just executing it

I have a server (centOS) on which I would like to install the staple development tools. Java, Tomcat, and MySql. What is a good way to write a script that can be ran on newly spawned server so that this isn't done manually on each new server.…
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