Use ServiceController to start service with different account

Question

I am using a class ServiceController

to start a (installed) installed service, for example:

var newServiceController = new ServiceController("theNameOfMyService");
newServiceController.Start();

The problem is that the service always runs under the local system account, and instead I want it to run under my account.

Can anyone tell me how to use ServiceController

to run the service under a different account?

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Ryan Lundy May 18 '09 at 17:12

2 answers

Eoin campbell · Answer 1 · 2009-05-18T17:17:02+0000

I don't think you can ... the credentials for the service are provided during installation, or alternatively using the Service.msc snap-in in

Service controller can only start / stop a pre-installed service

CSharpAtl · Answer 2 · 2009-05-18T17:24:00+0000

Your ServiceProcessInstaller instance has a property called Acount, Password and Username, you can use these properties to set who is running how.