> If I start it as service then both the ibguard and ibserver go down if I
> shut the server down in the middle of some
> activity !!
>
> Is this behaviour anamolous ??

If the IB service _crashes_, guardian will restart it.
If the IB service is _shut down_, guardian will be shut down too.

I don't see anything wrong.

Ivan
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