SAPOSCOL service doesn't start, error 1053

Problem

Attempt to start SAPOSCOL service fails, popup shows:

Could not start the SAPOSCOL service on local Computer.The service remains in state Starting.
Error 1503: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

During installation of the SAPOSCOL service the parameter was specified as 'Service' or 'SERVICE' (or as a mix of lower and upper case characters like 'SERvice'), for

example

ntscmgr.exe install SAPOsCol -b <path_to_saposcol>saposcol.exe -p Service

saposcol only recognizes a lowercase service.Therefore the startup of the service fails.

Solution

as workaround and fastest solution: install the service with a lowercase parameter:

ntscmgr.exe install SAPOsCol -b <path_to_saposcol>saposcol.exe -p service

a saposcol patch will be provided which works case insensitiv.