Set up a second FTP server instance?

[webguyz]

I have a need to get a second FileZilla FTP server instance running under windows 2012 R2.
I found some old posts about copying the directory of the working instance to a new directory and modifying the .xml
with a different service name
"Filezilla Server.exe" /SERVICENAME FTP1
"Filezilla Server.exe" /SERVICEDISPLAYNAME FTP1
"Filezilla Server.exe" /INSTALL AUTO

Manually edited the .xml to use different IP address

When I run the commands in the new directory it asks if I want to stop the server. It seems like its only allowing one instance of the ftp server
I don't see a new instance get created in Services
What am I missing? Any reason why I should not be able to add a second instance?

Thanks!

[botg]

Did you run these commands as administrator in an elevated command-prompt?

[webguyz]

Yes, ran as administrator. Do I have to stop the main Filezilla server service before running these commands?

[botg]

I see what the problem is. It's the capitalization of your arguments.

[boco]

Should be rather case insensitive IMO.

[webguyz]

Tried lower case with no difference.

I did notice that when I type
"Filezilla Server.exe" /servicename ftp2
it does not update the xml file. Is it supposed to update the .xml with the new servicename and servicedisplayname?

[boco]

Yes, and it does, for me.

Of course, if you still work inside Program Files (or Program Files (x86)), then the command line needs administrative rights. Else it cannot write to the XML.


@botg: While testing without admin rights, the server executable even crashes hard. There seems to be an untrapped error:

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Faulting application name: FileZilla Server.exe, version: 0.9.60.0, time stamp: 0x58987fe8
Faulting module name: FileZilla Server.exe, version: 0.9.60.0, time stamp: 0x58987fe8
Exception code: 0xc0000417
Fault offset: 0x0007932f
Faulting process id: 0x2eec
Faulting application start time: 0x01d34da12171ae75
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla Server2\FileZilla Server.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla Server2\FileZilla Server.exe
Report Id: 5f36e515-b994-11e7-98da-6805ca39cee3

Nothing in CrashDumps directory.