C# Windows service not starting

Question

I try to create a windows service which automatically startsup. I am able to install and deinstall the service. If I try to start it, I get following error message: "Der Dienst antwortete nicht rechtzeitig auf die Start- oder Steueranfrage". (I try to translate) "The service don't respont in time on start or control request".

Here is my poor code

 public class LisaServerService: System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase { private Program lisaServerServiceProgram; public static string LisaServiceName = "LISA-ServerService"; [STAThread] public static void Main(string[] args) { LisaServerService lisaServerService = new LisaServerService(); if (Environment.UserInteractive) { lisaServerService.OnStart(args); Console.WriteLine("I am a service. Normally you can't see the console... just ignore me"); Console.ReadLine(); lisaServerService.OnStop(); } else { ServiceBase.Run(lisaServerService); } } public LisaServerService() { InitializeComponent(); } private void InitializeComponent() { this.CanShutdown = true; this.ServiceName = "LISA - ServerService"; this.CanPauseAndContinue = true; this.lisaServerServiceProgram = new Program(); } protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { lisaServerServiceProgram.Start(null); base.OnStart(args); } protected override void OnStop() { lisaServerServiceProgram.Stop(); base.OnStop(); } protected override void OnShutdown() { OnStop(); base.OnShutdown(); } }

Program.cs

 public class Program { public Program() { Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Information; Logger.LogRange = LogRange.Write; Logger.Log("Logger initialized"); } public void Start(string[] args) { DatabaseHandler.StartDatabase(); NetworkHandler.StartNetwork(); Logger.Log("Service started"); }

if I run the service as a console program, it works fine. So the db connection + logger are working fine too. (Also within < 10ms)

What do the constructors of Program and LisaServerService look like? — Justin Helgerson
– Justin Helgerson, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 20:18
Maybe the credentials running the service are insufficient for access to the database? Also I get the feeling it would be best practice to separate the service itself from the main function. — Doug Morrow
– Doug Morrow, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 20:38
Have you tried setting a breakpoint and see if it throws an exception somewhere? — Arian Motamedi
– Arian Motamedi, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 20:40

Doug Morrow · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-04 20:19:21Z

If you're running the service in interactive mode it's waiting for the console here:

if (Environment.UserInteractive) { lisaServerService.OnStart(args); Console.WriteLine("I am a service. Normally you can't see the console... just ignore me"); Console.ReadLine(); ...

That is likely preventing the service from responding properly to indicate it is started.

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