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c#.netwindows-services
NDeveloper
NDeveloper

Reputation:

How to find windows service exe path

I have a windows service and I need to create directory to store some info. The directory path must be relative to the windows service exe file. How can get this exe file path ?

Upvotes: 74

Views: 126687

Answers (10)

Mecanik
Mecanik

Reputation: 1049

This will return you the correct path even if running under LocalSystem account which defaults to system32:

System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(new System.Uri(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase).LocalPath);

Upvotes: 0

Danw25
Danw25

Reputation: 316

This did the trick for me

Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

Upvotes: 4

Ebg Test
Ebg Test

Reputation: 91

If you want to get access of Program Files folder or any other using programming you should use the below code which is provide rights to specific folder.

 private bool GrantAccess(string fullPath)
        {
            DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(fullPath);
            DirectorySecurity dSecurity = dInfo.GetAccessControl();
            dSecurity.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, null), FileSystemRights.FullControl, InheritanceFlags.ObjectInherit | InheritanceFlags.ContainerInherit, PropagationFlags.NoPropagateInherit, AccessControlType.Allow));
            dInfo.SetAccessControl(dSecurity);
            return true;
        }

Upvotes: -3

Abhay
Abhay

Reputation: 584

To get path for service you can use Management object. ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.management.managementobject(v=vs.110).aspx http://dotnetstep.blogspot.com/2009/06/get-windowservice-executable-path-in.html

using System.Management;
string ServiceName = "YourServiceName";
using (ManagementObject wmiService = new ManagementObject("Win32_Service.Name='"+ ServiceName +"'"))
                {
                    wmiService.Get();
                    string currentserviceExePath = wmiService["PathName"].ToString();
                    Console.WriteLine(wmiService["PathName"].ToString());
                }

Upvotes: 27

Sachin
Sachin

Reputation: 876

string exe = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(exe);

svchost.exe is the executable which runs your service which is in system32. Hence we need to get to the module which is being run by the process.

Upvotes: 9

TC Tarım Köy İşleri
TC Tarım Köy İşleri

Reputation: 665

Tip: If you want to find startup path of installed windows service, look here from registry .

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ + ServiceName

There are keys about windows service

Upvotes: 51

coder
coder

Reputation: 3273

Try this

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location

Upvotes: 12

derek
derek

Reputation: 4886

The default directory for a windows service is the System32 folder. In your service, though, you can change the current directory to the directory that you specified in the service installation by doing the following in your OnStart:

        // Define working directory (For a service, this is set to System)
        // This will allow us to reference the app.config if it is in the same directory as the exe
        Process pc = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
        Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(pc.MainModule.FileName.Substring(0, pc.MainModule.FileName.LastIndexOf(@"\")));

Edit: an even simpler method (but I haven't tested yet):

System.IO.Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory);

Upvotes: 5

Stewart
Stewart

Reputation: 4036

Instead of using a directory relative to the executable, and therefore needing admin privileges, why not use the common application data directory, which is accessible through 

Environment.GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData)

This way your app doesn't need write access to its own install directory, which makes you more secure.

Upvotes: 15

Incognito
Incognito

Reputation: 16597

You can use AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory

Upvotes: 122

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