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I have 2 other services running on a server and they start and stop without a problem, however one of them will not start. I can't see any difference in their implementation or config files. I'm receiving the following messages when attempting to start the service after installing it with InstallUtil:
The service is not responding to the control function
more help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2186
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NET HELPMSG 2186:
Explanation: The service cannot run your command at this time
Thanks very much in advance!
Jesse RoperJesse Roper56033 gold badges2727 silver badges5454 bronze badges
2 Answers
This is most likely due to service installed, then uninstalled and now you are trying to install again. Reboot the machine and try again.
UPDATE
According to the event log error, you are trying to run the service as the current logged in user (I guess you are connected using remote desktop). This is not the correct approach, you need to run the service as the LocalSystem. In the project properties window, change the identity of the service.
UPDATE 2
In the design view of the service/component class, click on serviceProcessInstaller1 (or similar) and then in tmhe properties you see a drop down: Account with 4 entries: User/LocalNetwork/LocalService/LocalSystem. Make it LocalSystem
AliostadAliostad71.5k1717 gold badges142142 silver badges193193 bronze badges
On Start event can you put
and watch whats happening?
or
attach (Tools > Attach To Process) your process to Visual Studio for DEBUG. You can see whats happening with debug, but EventLog works good aswell.
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