Using InstallUtil and silently setting up a username / password for Windows login

Question

I need to use InstallUtil to install a C # Windows service. I need to set login credentials (username and password). All this needs to be done quietly.

Is there a way to do something like this:

installutil.exe myservice.exe /customarg1=username /customarg2=password 

Answer 1

Bravo to my colleague (Bruce Eddy). He found a way that we can make this call on the command line:

 installutil.exe /user=uname /password=pw myservice.exe 

This is done by overriding OnBeforeInstall in the installer class:

 namespace Test { [RunInstaller(true)] public class TestInstaller : Installer { private ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller; private ServiceProcessInstaller serviceProcessInstaller; public OregonDatabaseWinServiceInstaller() { serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller(); serviceInstaller.StartType = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode.Automatic; serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "Test"; serviceInstaller.DisplayName = "Test Service"; serviceInstaller.Description = "Test"; serviceInstaller.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic; Installers.Add(serviceInstaller); serviceProcessInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller(); serviceProcessInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.User; Installers.Add(serviceProcessInstaller); } public string GetContextParameter(string key) { string sValue = ""; try { sValue = this.Context.Parameters[key].ToString(); } catch { sValue = ""; } return sValue; } // Override the 'OnBeforeInstall' method. protected override void OnBeforeInstall(IDictionary savedState) { base.OnBeforeInstall(savedState); string username = GetContextParameter("user").Trim(); string password = GetContextParameter("password").Trim(); if (username != "") serviceProcessInstaller.Username = username; if (password != "") serviceProcessInstaller.Password = password; } } } 

Answer 2

A simpler way than the messages above and without additional code in your installer is this:

installUtil.exe / username = domain \ username / password = password / without access C: \ My.exe

Just make sure the account you are using is valid. If not, you will receive the message "No mapping between account names and security identifier."

Answer 3

InstallUtil.exe installs StartupType = Manual

If you want autorun service, use:

sc config MyServiceName start= auto

(note that there must be space after the '=')

Answer 4

No, installutil does not support this.

Of course, if you wrote the installer; with a custom action , you can use it as part of MSI or through installutil.

Answer 5

You can also make your service run as a user using ServiceProcessInstaller :: Account = ServiceAccount.User ;

During installation, a pop-up window will appear asking for "[domain \] user, password".

 public class MyServiceInstaller : Installer { /// Public Constructor for WindowsServiceInstaller public MyServiceInstaller() { ServiceProcessInstaller serviceProcessInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller(); ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller(); //# Service Account Information serviceProcessInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.User; // and not LocalSystem; ....