sreekumarvk
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NT Service- Error 183
I have created an NT Service using CNTService class. This application is a console application. I was able to successfully install and uninstall the service. But when I tried to start the service, I got an Error
Error 183, Cannot Create a File when that file already exists.
Can any one help me out. I am using the project given in the article
"Creating a Simple Win32 Service in C++
Nigel Thompson
Microsoft Developer Network Technology Group"
in MSDN, as my starting point of developing the code and have modified the onInit and RUN member functions.
Also how can I debug an NT Service when it is running??
Error 183, Cannot Create a File when that file already exists.
Can any one help me out. I am using the project given in the article
"Creating a Simple Win32 Service in C++
Nigel Thompson
Microsoft Developer Network Technology Group"
in MSDN, as my starting point of developing the code and have modified the onInit and RUN member functions.
Also how can I debug an NT Service when it is running??
jkr
Your problem is the NT security - the service runs under the 'LocalSystem' account, which does probably not have the rights to access this file. Additionally, you cannot debug the service because of that different account, as you aren't allowed to access this service from the debugger. The solution for the two problems: Set the service to run under the account you're logged on to the machine - this can be done using the 'services' control panel applet.
ASKER
Hi,
I did what you told me to do. I went to the control pannel applet and modified the log on as "This account" and gave my account name. and I gave my password. I have admin rights in this system, but still it is giving the same error.
Any way out??
Thanks
Sree
I did what you told me to do. I went to the control pannel applet and modified the log on as "This account" and gave my account name. and I gave my password. I have admin rights in this system, but still it is giving the same error.
Any way out??
Thanks
Sree
ASKER
hi,
Can my service Create/Read/Write to a text file which is present in the same directory as the exe file of my NT Service. Is there any security issuses there?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Sreekumar
Can my service Create/Read/Write to a text file which is present in the same directory as the exe file of my NT Service. Is there any security issuses there?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Sreekumar
Something to note: Generally, when services run, they run with thier current directory set to \winnt\system32 (as that is the current directory of the spawning process generally), not the directory where the .exe resides.
It's the same as being on c:\ and running a command like d:\go.exe
if go.exe opens a file "x.txt" it will be opening c:\x.txt
It's the same as being on c:\ and running a command like d:\go.exe
if go.exe opens a file "x.txt" it will be opening c:\x.txt
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