"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> It should not fail, how did you specify your local account?
> Willy.
>
> "Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "nal" <nal@invalidaddress> wrote in message
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> >> Run it under the context of a user that has appropriate ACLs on the file
> >> system. This same user can be given appropriate db permissions.
> >> "Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am working on a project that requires a Windows Service which
> >> > performs the following file transfer functions.
> >> >
> >> > 1. It monitors a specific local directory on a Windows 2003 Server.
> >> > 2. When it finds files with a specific extension, it queries a SQL
> >> > Server database to determine what workstation will be the destination
> >> > of a File.Copy.
> >> > 3. It copies those files to the appropriate workstations on the LAN,
> >> > using the File.Copy command.
> >> >
> >> > The network does not have a domain controller. The server is a
> >> > standard Windows 2003 Server, which runs IIS and MSDE, servicing a web
> >> > application. This web application creates files in a configurable
> >> > location on the server, which have to be moved to workstations on the
> >> > network, in order to free up the space on disk.
> >> >
> >> > These files are backed up from the workstations with BackupExec
> >> > nightly.
> >> >
> >> > Here are my problems.
> >> >
> >> > 1. When I configure the Windows Service as Local System, it does not
> >> > have access to mapped drives or UNCs.
> >> > 2. When I configure the Windows Service as Network Service, it does
> >> > not have access to local files. I haven't gotten far enough to
> >> > determine if it has access to SQL Server.
> >> > 3. When I configure the Windows Service as a User, with a local user
> >> > account, it doesn't install, even if I configure the local user with
> >> > "logon as service" permissions.
> >> > 4. I do not have a domain controller in this small office, so I cannot
> >> > configure this service with a domain user.
> >> >
> >> > When I build the application as a Windows application, it works.
> >> >
> >> > So what do I need to do to make a Windows Service have local disk
> >> > access, database access, and UNC access to public shares on the LAN?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >
> > Thanks for your response. I've already tried this, but the local user
> > setting causes the installation to fail, even when I set the "Logon as
> > Service" permission for the local user.
I go to Computer Management/Local Users and Groups. I create a Local
User. I assigned the user to the Administrators group. Then I go to
Local Security Policy, and assign that user the "Logon as Service"
permission.
Then I build the windows service with User access specified, and I put
the user's account name and password in the code. Then I rebuild the
deployment application. I've tried putting the user's name in the code
in the following ways to no avail.
username password
computer\\username password
..\\username password
When I run it, I get the user permissions error, and the installation
fails.
The network on which I'm testing has a domain controller. However, I
cannot rely on this because the network where the application will be
installed has no controller.
Thanks again for your responses.
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