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wrapper.ntservice.account Property

wrapper.ntservice.account Property

Configuration Property Overview

- Configuration Property Overview
- Windows NT/2000/XP Configuration Properties
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wrapper.ntservice.account

The account to use when running the service. Use an account name in the form: `{DomainName}\{UserName}`. If the account belongs to the built-in domain, then you may specify the name if the form: `.\{UserName}`. The default, blank value, will use the LocalSystem account.

Example:

    wrapper.ntservice.account=.\leif

When attempting to install the service, you will encounter the following message if the account name is invalid, does not exist, or the password for the account is incorrect. A common mistake is setting the account name to `leif` rather than `.\leif`.

    CreateService failed - The account name is invalid or does not exist,
    or the password is invalid for the account name specified. (0x421)

Only accounts which have their "Logon as Service" right set can be used to run a service. Failure to set this right will result in the following error message when you attempt to actually start the service:

    System error 1069 has occurred.

    The service did not start due to a logon failure.

To set the "Logon as Service" right; Go to the Administrative Tools folder in your control panel. Open the Local Security Policy applet. Expand Local Policy and then click on User Rights Assignment. On the right side there is a logon as service policy. Open that and then add the user that you wish to allow to run the service.

Note that the Local Security Policy applet does not appear to be available on Home versions of Windows 2000 and XP. It is thus not possible to run a service as a specific account under those versions of Windows.

NOTE MEG |  | The wrapper.ntservice.interactive property must be set to FALSE if the service is configured to run using a specific account.

NOTE MEG |  | Changes to this property will not take effect until the service is reinstalled.

by Leif Mortenson

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