How can I start anyconnect vpnclient as a service?

[Hybrid461]

I want anyconnect to startup automatically on boot, and have an established connection without user interaction.I was able to use a piece of software called AutoIt to put in the username and password. However accepting the certificate requires GUI interaction which Windows services does not support. Is there a way to remember that this certificate is allowed? Or another way to get around it? I'm also open to other options to running the client at boot.

[Hybrid461]

Still havent got this working. Suggestions?

[Antonio Knox]

What is your OS version?

[Hybrid461]

Testing it on Windows Server 2008 standard 32bit. But it needs to work on various 2008 and 2003 versions.

[Antonio Knox]

You should be able to use Service Control (sc.exe)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192/en-us?p=1

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[Hybrid461]

No it doesnt work as the user and password cannot be specified as command line options. They need to be entered after running the program.

[Antonio Knox]

Okay.  I'm going to have to do some research on that.  I haven't deployed AnyConnect in this way in my experiences.

[Hybrid461]

I have gotten the certificate permanently accepted by the server so the gui doesnt pop up. However getting the autoit script to run as a service for this is still tricky.