Hi,
Is it easy to create a python windows service that registers for the
preshutdown event[1]?
Basically I would like a window service that will help shutdown .Net
(and possibly other) services in the right order.
Because:
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/641737/add-windows-service-preshutdown
"A Windows service in C# cannot be registered to preshutdown
notifications. It is possible in C++ but not in C# with the current
.net framework"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/203878
"When a service is dependendent on other services, the Service
Control Manager (SCM) will automatically start the dependencies
before starting the dependent service itself. However, during system
shutdown, the SCM does not take dependencies into consideration when
stopping services. It simply enumerates the list of running services
and sends a SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN command to all of them. Thus, a
service may stop responding or fail because another service it
depends upon has already stopped."
(yeah weird right?)
And, since I'm a crappy and lazy programmer I think it'll be easier
for me to write such a thing in Python than C++, reasonably quickly,
with the features I want and with not too many bugs.
Regards,
Link.
[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164252.aspx#S2
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