How register service with command line arguments

[tvrdak]

Hello,

I would like to register service to start with some arguments - meaning command line arguments of service itself. The best approach was some articles about selfregistratin g service, like f.e. http://alt.pluralsight .com/wiki/default.aspx/Craig/SelfInstallingS ervice.html

In this case I had assembly executable and could add my parameter at the end, but unfortunately registration itself closed it into dobulequotes :(, so result was "c:\directory\m yservice.exe /param" and service didn't not start of couse.

I spent almost all day looking for some solution but till now nothing. Do somebody know some solution or only way is to use an API function ?

tvr

[Plater]

Well you can start your service with arguments from the command line
It's like:

NET START MYSERVICE /param1 /param2 /param3

There might be something you can take away from that?

Also there might be something you can do in the registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MYSERVICE

[tvrdak]

Thank for response, just now I am not in hurry to solve it, but in case I will need, I will try it by edit registry. I am just disapointed to have an installation support inside .net, but no support for add command line parameters when service is beeing registered

[Frinavale]

I'm a little confused.

What do you mean exactly when you say "register service"?

Do you want to register a .NET DLL (that can be exposed to COM) into the Windows Registry?

Do you want to "register" the software against some sort of database or web service/website?

What tool are you attempting to "register" your service with?
Is it your own tool that you've developed?

-Frinny

[Plater]

You have to register your service with the service control manager SCM(services.ex e) in windows.
For .NET services, this is done with:

//INSTALL COMMAND
// C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil /i <path and filename of service>
//UN-INSTALL COMMAND
// C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil /u <path and filename of service>

(or similar depending on your .NET package I suppose)

I however have not seen anything in InstallUtil, nor the System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceP rocessInstaller or System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceI nstaller classes that allow for parameters.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicebase.onstart.aspx

Process initialization arguments for the service in the OnStart method, not in the Main method. The arguments in the args parameter array can be set manually in the properties window for the service in the Services console. The arguments entered in the console are not saved; they are passed to the service on a one-time basis when the service is started from the control panel. Arguments that must be present when the service is automatically started can be placed in the ImagePath string value for the service's registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MAC HINE\SYSTEM\Cur rentControlSet\ Services\<servi ce name>). You can obtain the arguments from the registry using the GetCommandLineA rgs method, for example: string[] imagePathArgs = Environment.Get CommandLineArgs ();.

From what I have read, the default servicetype does not allow parameters(my service has the parameters box grayed out in the services.msc settings)
This talks about a FileHandlingWin Service type:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=829483