The answer seems to be to prefix the account name like this: Account=".\monikasvc"
I'm guessing the ".\" means the current domain or workspace... I got this from looking at another service that was installed under a particular username (PostgreSQL). Seems to work on Windows XP and Windows 7 just fine. Thanks, Mark. -- On 28/03/2010 14:23, Mark Simonetti wrote: > Hi all, > I'm getting an error 1923 when trying to install a service. It works > fine if a use the "NT AUTHORITY/NETWORK SERVICE" username, but I'm > trying to use a specially created account. I know the account can run > services because the database service already uses it. > > Here is the code for creating the user and installing the account: > > <util:User Id="ServiceAccount.User" > CanNotChangePassword="yes" > CreateUser="yes" > FailIfExists="no" > PasswordNeverExpires="yes" > PasswordExpired="no" > RemoveOnUninstall="yes" > UpdateIfExists="no" > Disabled="no" > Name="monikasvc" > Password="monika" > LogonAsService="yes"> > <util:GroupRef Id="UsersGroup"/> > </util:User> > > And for the service: > > <File Source="../Release/appserver.exe" DiskId="1" KeyPath="yes"> > <Permission GenericAll="yes" User="Everyone" /> > </File> > > <ServiceControl Id="Monika.AppServer.ServiceControl" > Name="MonikaApplicationService" > Start="install" > Stop="both" > Remove="uninstall" > Wait="yes" /> > > <ServiceInstall Id="Monika.AppServer.ServiceInstall" > Name="MonikaApplicationService" > DisplayName="Monika Application Service" > Account="monikasvc" > Password="myaccountpassword" > Type="ownProcess" > Interactive="no" > Start="auto" > ErrorControl="normal" > Description="Monika Application Service" /> > > I've tried searching for a solution already but they all seem to be dead > ends, and suggest just using a built in account like "NT > AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" (which DOES work) - but I must use a custom > account created by the installer. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks! > > Mark. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
