CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c++servicewindows-7admin
Lisa Collins
Lisa Collins

Reputation: 111

error 5 when starting a service

i created a windows service in c++ and when i try start the service i get the message error 5: access denied.

enter image description here

my user account is set to admin and i even tried using the default admin account on the computer and it still doesn't work.

i can install/uninstall the service through the cmd without problems but i can't start the service

the code isn't the problem here its the user account. any suggestions on how to fix this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1144

Answers (1)

quetzalcoatl
quetzalcoatl

Reputation: 33566

"Running a service" is not simply "starting a program on my desktop". It does not necessarily run as "you".

The service is detached from any desktops and it actually ignores your user account. The service will have its own account/password configuration stored in the OS and when you run it, you only order it to start up. It will startup on its own user account. If you have put your .exe/.dll files in some protected folder, and if you have not configured neither the accessrights to that files nor user-pass for the service, then there's great odds that the service tries to run at default service user account like 'LocalService' or 'NetworkService' and that it simply cannot touch the files.

If you installed the service properly, go to ControlPanel - AdministrativeTools - Services, find your service and check the (if I remember well) second tab and verify that the username presented here has access to the files that are tried to be loaded and run. If the username is wrong, correct it. If you don't care about the username, then just peek that name and set accessrights on the folder and/or files such that at least both "read directry contents" and "read" and "execute" are available for that-username-the-service-tries-to-run-as.

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions