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2.2. Configuring the Batch Script

Overview
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You can set optional environment variables in the ServiceName-service[.bat] file to control the script execution priority and system user assignment.

RUN_AS_USER
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You can set the RUN_AS_USER variable to instruct the script to run from a specific user account. For example, to run the script as the user mquser, uncomment the line #RUN_AS_USER and set the value as follows: 
RUN_AS_USER=mquser
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Important
Make sure that the specified user has the required privileges to write the PID file and wrapper.log files. If you attempt to run the script from a user that cannot write the log file, the wrapper will exit without logging an error message.

PRIORITY
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If you run the script on a UNIX or LINUX operating system, you can se the PRIORITY environment variable to control the nice level of the service.
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