Error Running Build service as "Interactive ", however running as window service it worked Fine

Question

Hi ,

I have configured a build service on my VM (win2008 32 bit) as a window service 

but now i have to Run one deployment which has some GUI so I need to Run the Build service as Interactive .

when i try to Run it as interactive it starts Then Stop and report Errors 

1- Error

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Named pipe communication failure: 

Exception Message: Cannot listen on pipe name 'net.pipe://build/ServiceHost/193' because another pipe endpoint is already listening on that name. (type AddressAlreadyInUseException)

Exception Stack Trace:    at System.ServiceModel.Channels.PipeConnectionListener.Listen()
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.BufferedConnectionListener.Listen()
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ExclusiveNamedPipeTransportManager.OnOpen()
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportManager.Open(TransportChannelListener channelListener)
   at  System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportManagerContainer.Open(SelectTransportManagersCallback selectTransportManagerCallback)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportChannelListener.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)
at  System.ServiceModel.Channels.ConnectionOrientedTransportChannelListener.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.NamedPipeChannelListener`2.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelDispatcher.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeout)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Machine.WindowsService.OpenPipeChannel()

Inner Exception Details:

Exception Message: Cannot listen on pipe name 'net.pipe://build/ServiceHost/193' because another pipe endpoint is already listening on that name. (type PipeException)

Exception Stack Trace: 
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Build service will continue but the Administration console will not be able to reach it.

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 2- Error 

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Http communication failure: 

Exception Message: HTTP could not register URL http://+:9191/Build/v3.0/Services/. Another application has already registered this URL with HTTP.SYS. (type AddressAlreadyInUseException)

Exception Stack Trace:    at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.End[TAsyncResult](IAsyncResult result)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.EndOpen(IAsyncResult result)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Machine.WindowsService.OpenCommunicationObjectCallback(IAsyncResult result)

Inner Exception Details:

Exception Message: Failed to listen on prefix 'http://+:9191/Build/v3.0/Services/' because it conflicts with an existing registration on the machine. (type HttpListenerException)

Exception Stack Trace:    at System.Net.HttpListener.AddAllPrefixes()
   at System.Net.HttpListener.Start()
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SharedHttpTransportManager.OnOpen()

Build service will be stopped

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3 - Error 

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Build Service received Stop command and will be stopped. Details: Could not open http channel

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Please help Thanks

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fahad

Answer 1

Try uninstalling and installing the build service host. Not an ideal solution but I think it should work :)

Thanks,

Anuj

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http://www.anujchaudhary.com

Answer 2

http://automationdude.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/error-running-build-service-as.html

fahad