[wix-users] Custom Account to Install and Start a Custom Windows Server

[Ven H]

Thanks a lot Joseph. You nailed it. Your solution helped. Thanks a lot once
again.

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 8:10 PM, Joseph L. Casale via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Ven H via wix-users
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 6:11 AM
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> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Custom Account to Install and Start a Custom Windows
> Server
>
> > I have built a custom windows service. I want to install and start this
> > service through my WiX installer. I have added an account to the
> > ServiceInstall element (domain\username) and the password. But when the
> > installer runs, it fails with the message "The service failed to start.
> > Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.".
>
> Do exactly as the error suggests, add the correct permissions to the
> account.
> The context a service runs under requires explicit permissions to run in
> that scenario.
>
> Declare a User element and indicate the grant should be applied.
>
> http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/util/user.html
>
> LogonAsService: Indicates whether or not the user can logon as a service.
>
> See the description for the element behavior with respect to creating or
> modifying an existing user account.
>
> jlc
>
>
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