shibd_Default service cannot be started

Question

While working on configuring the Shibbolet SP, I had to stop and start the shibd service many times after reconfiguring the shibboleth2.xml file. first it worked ok, but then I couldn't start it again!

when running this command on cmd C:\>net start shibd_default, I got the following:

The Shibboleth 2 Daemon <Default> service is starting.
The Shibboleth 2 Daemon <Default> service could not be started.

The service did not report an error.

and when attempting to run it from Control Panel > Services > Administrative Tools , I got this error

   The Shibboleth 2 Daemon <Default> service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs.

I've re-installed the Shibboleth SP to overcome this problem, but still getting this error!

Can anyone help me figure this out?

Thanks

Answer 1

Please check your log files at C:\opt\shibboleth-sp\var\log\shibboleth for errors.

IF there is a XML configuration error, the service won't load properly.

I Got an error similar to the one below:

ERROR Shibboleth.Config : error while loading resource (C:/opt/shibboleth-sp/etc/shibboleth/shibboleth2.xml): XML error(s) during parsing, check log for specifics
2013-05-13 10:59:13 FATAL Shibboleth.Config : caught exception while loading configuration: XML error(s) during parsing, check log for specifics