The Crypto API is a Windows coding thing, not WiX code as in wxs. You'd need a custom action using the encrypting/decrypting APIs to store and retrieve the password. A simple search returns this example:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9221245/how-do-i-store-and-retrieve-credentials-from-the-windows-vault-credential-manage Phil Wilson On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Swaroop Kare <swaroop.k...@ifdspercana.com>wrote: > Thanks Phil for your suggestion. > > > > It would be helpful if there is any sample code of implementing crypto > api in wix. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] > Sent: 19 September 2013 16:57 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Service Install Password not sent > correctlytoWindows Service > > > > You're kind of stuck. You've committed to supply credentials at install > > time, but you need to supply them for patch and repair, so you need to > > store them somewhere. If the registry is not allowed then write a custom > > action with the Crypto API, things like CredWrite, CredRead etc. > > > > Phil Wilson > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Swaroop Kare > > <swaroop.k...@ifdspercana.com>wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your suggestion of mentioning about remember pattern, > > > unfortunately I am not supposed to store passwords in registry. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there any other alternative solution to fix "CreateUser: Error > > > 0x80070103: failed to read attributes from custom action data" while > > > doing a patch update or repair. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] > > > Sent: 14 September 2013 03:08 > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Service Install Password not sent correctly > > > toWindows Service > > > > > > > > > > > > Search this list for the property remember pattern. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:09:29 +0100 > > > > > > > From: swaroop.k...@ifdspercana.com > > > > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Service Install Password not sent correctly > > > toWindows Service > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks guys for all your help. I am now able to send password and > > > start > > > > > > > windows service using util:user as mentioned in the format below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <util:User Id="TaskService" Domain="[USER_SYSTEM_DOMAIN]" > > > > > > > Name="[USER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT]" Password="[USER_SERVICE_PASSWORD]" > > > > > > > LogonAsService="yes" FailIfExists="no" CreateUser="no" > > > > > > > RemoveOnUninstall="no" /> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My next problem, is how should I handle them for patch release? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am able to build Patch1.msp by following steps: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1.Create Patch1.msi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2.Compare RTM.msi and Patch1.msi using Torch and Pyro;and generate > > > > > > > Patch1.msp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I try to install them, I get a fatal error. Below is the > extract > > > > > > > from verbose log. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Action 12:28:41: CreateUser. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C:90) [12:28:41:010]: Executing op: > > > > > > > > > > > CustomActionSchedule(Action=CreateUser,ActionType=11265,Source=BinaryDat > > > > > > > a,Target=**********,CustomActionData=**********) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C:90) [12:28:41:026]: Creating MSIHANDLE (1064) of type > > > 790536 > > > > > > > for thread 400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C:2C) [12:28:41:026]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: > > > > > > > C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI23.tmp, Entrypoint: CreateUser > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C!5C) [12:28:41:479]: Creating MSIHANDLE (1065) of type > > > 790531 > > > > > > > for thread 2908 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CreateUser: Error 0x80070103: failed to read attributes from custom > > > > > > > action data > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C!5C) [12:28:41:479]: Closing MSIHANDLE (1065) of type > > > 790531 > > > > > > > for thread 2908 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MSI (s) (2C:2C) [12:28:41:495]: Closing MSIHANDLE (1064) of type > > > 790536 > > > > > > > for thread 400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Action ended 12:28:41: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help on this would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Dexter [mailto:d8x...@hotmail.com] > > > > > > > Sent: 10 September 2013 21:48 > > > > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Service Install Password not sent correctly > > > > > > > toWindows Service > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Use the User Element from the Util Extension to grant the user > > > > > > > LogonAsService > > > > > > > > > > > > > > permission. 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