Take a look at the WixQueryOsWellKnownSID topic in the help file, this should allow you to use a "well known sid" for the account id which should work on all languages.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Brian Gillespie [mailto:br...@mcneel.com] Sent: 14 April 2009 19:48 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installing .NET service as "NT Authority\Network Service" fails on some locales of Windows XP Hi all, Our installer installs a service that should run on XP/Vista as "NT Authority\Network Service". We're using custom actions to set a McNeelUpdateServiceName property appropriately, and then use that property in the <ServiceInstall> action. Depending on how I spell "Network Service" the user account name, installation of the service either succeeds or fails with error 1923 - but it's not consistent on all platforms. Attached is the wxs file that defines the installation of the service. Here are the various configurations I've tried: *NT Authority\Network Service * *NT Authority\NetworkService * *Network Service * *NetworkService * Windows XP English Works Fails Fails Fails Windows XP Spanish Fails Works ? ? Vista 64 English Works Works ? ? Vista 32 Spanish Fails Works ? ? Is it really true that installing services on Windows is this hard? This leaves me with three options: 1. Have a bunch of special cases and detect the "correct" verison of NetworkService based on the local system settings. This will be lots of fun, given that we have customers all over the world. 2. Determine a one-size-fits-all version of "NT Authority\Network Service" that work on all platforms. 3. Install as LocalSystem. That seems irresponsible from a principle of least-privilege perspective. Any other ideas? Help! - Brian Brian Gillespie Rhinoceros Development | Robert McNeel & Associates | http://www.rhino3d.com /"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
