How can Install a windows services with c# code I have using the Administrator privilege account I have?
Please note that:- The following classes are download from different sources and from other programmers work from this site. I don't want to claim any of this work as mine. I am using it so I would like to thank them though
The following is my service install class
public static class ServiceInstaller { private const int STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0xF0000; private const int SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS = 0x00000010; [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private class SERVICE_STATUS { public int dwServiceType = 0; public ServiceState dwCurrentState = 0; public int dwControlsAccepted = 0; public int dwWin32ExitCode = 0; public int dwServiceSpecificExitCode = 0; public int dwCheckPoint = 0; public int dwWaitHint = 0; } public static string GetAllowedUserAccountUserName { get; set; } public static string GetAllowedUserAccountPassword { get; set; } public static string GetAllowedDomainUserAccount { get; set; } #region OpenSCManager [DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "OpenSCManagerW", ExactSpelling = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)] static extern IntPtr OpenSCManager(string machineName, string databaseName, ScmAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); //[DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "OpenSCManagerW", ExactSpelling = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)] //static extern IntPtr OpenSCManager(string machineName, string databaseName, WindowsImpersonationContext impersonet); #endregion #region OpenService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] static extern IntPtr OpenService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); #endregion #region CreateService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] private static extern IntPtr CreateService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, string lpDisplayName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess, int dwServiceType, ServiceBootFlag dwStartType, ServiceError dwErrorControl, string lpBinaryPathName, string lpLoadOrderGroup, IntPtr lpdwTagId, string lpDependencies, string lp, string lpPassword); #endregion #region CloseServiceHandle [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] static extern bool CloseServiceHandle(IntPtr hSCObject); #endregion #region QueryServiceStatus [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int QueryServiceStatus(IntPtr hService, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region DeleteService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool DeleteService(IntPtr hService); #endregion #region ControlService [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int ControlService(IntPtr hService, ServiceControl dwControl, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region StartService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] private static extern int StartService(IntPtr hService, int dwNumServiceArgs, int lpServiceArgVectors); #endregion public static void Uninstall(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Service not installed."); try { StopService(service); if (!DeleteService(service)) throw new ApplicationException("Could not delete service " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static bool ServiceIsInstalled(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return false; CloseServiceHandle(service); return true; } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void InstallAndStart(string serviceName, string displayName, string fileName, WindowsImpersonationContext impersonet) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) service = CreateService(scm, serviceName, displayName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess, SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, ServiceBootFlag.AutoStart, ServiceError.Normal, fileName, null, IntPtr.Zero, null, null, null); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to install service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StartService(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Start); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StopService(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Stop); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StopService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static void StartService(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); StartService(service, 0, 0); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StartPending, ServiceState.Running); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to start service"); } private static void StopService(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); ControlService(service, ServiceControl.Stop, status); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StopPending, ServiceState.Stopped); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to stop service"); } public static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return ServiceState.NotFound; try { return GetServiceStatus(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to query service status."); return status.dwCurrentState; } private static bool WaitForServiceStatus(IntPtr service, ServiceState waitStatus, ServiceState desiredStatus) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); QueryServiceStatus(service, status); if (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus) return true; int dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; int dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; while (status.dwCurrentState == waitStatus) { // Do not wait longer than the wait hint. A good interval is // one tenth the wait hint, but no less than 1 second and no // more than 10 seconds. int dwWaitTime = status.dwWaitHint / 10; if (dwWaitTime < 1000) dwWaitTime = 1000; else if (dwWaitTime > 10000) dwWaitTime = 10000; Thread.Sleep(dwWaitTime); // Check the status again. if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) break; if (status.dwCheckPoint > dwOldCheckPoint) { // The service is making progress. dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; } else { if (Environment.TickCount - dwStartTickCount > status.dwWaitHint) { // No progress made within the wait hint break; } } } return (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus); } private static IntPtr OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights rights) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(null, null, rights); if (scm == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not connect to service control manager."); return scm; } } public enum ServiceState { Unknown = -1, // The state cannot be (has not been) retrieved. NotFound = 0, // The service is not known on the host server. Stopped = 1, StartPending = 2, StopPending = 3, Running = 4, ContinuePending = 5, PausePending = 6, Paused = 7 } [Flags] public enum ScmAccessRights { Connect = 0x0001, CreateService = 0x0002, EnumerateService = 0x0004, Lock = 0x0008, QueryLockStatus = 0x0010, ModifyBootConfig = 0x0020, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | Connect | CreateService | EnumerateService | Lock | QueryLockStatus | ModifyBootConfig) } [Flags] public enum ServiceAccessRights { QueryConfig = 0x1, ChangeConfig = 0x2, QueryStatus = 0x4, EnumerateDependants = 0x8, Start = 0x10, Stop = 0x20, PauseContinue = 0x40, Interrogate = 0x80, UserDefinedControl = 0x100, Delete = 0x00010000, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | QueryConfig | ChangeConfig | QueryStatus | EnumerateDependants | Start | Stop | PauseContinue | Interrogate | UserDefinedControl) } public enum ServiceBootFlag { Start = 0x00000000, SystemStart = 0x00000001, AutoStart = 0x00000002, DemandStart = 0x00000003, Disabled = 0x00000004 } public enum ServiceControl { Stop = 0x00000001, Pause = 0x00000002, Continue = 0x00000003, Interrogate = 0x00000004, Shutdown = 0x00000005, ParamChange = 0x00000006, NetBindAdd = 0x00000007, NetBindRemove = 0x00000008, NetBindEnable = 0x00000009, NetBindDisable = 0x0000000A } public enum ServiceError { Ignore = 0x00000000, Normal = 0x00000001, Severe = 0x00000002, Critical = 0x00000003 } This is Impersonate User class
public class ImpersonateUser { public const int LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE = 2; public const int LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT = 0; WindowsImpersonationContext impersonationContext; [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] public static extern int LogonUserA(String lpszUserName, String lpszDomain, String lpszPassword, int dwLogonType, int dwLogonProvider, ref IntPtr phToken); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)] public static extern int DuplicateToken(IntPtr hToken, int impersonationLevel, ref IntPtr hNewToken); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)] public static extern bool RevertToSelf(); [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] public static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle); public bool impersonateValidUser(String userName, String domain, String password) { WindowsIdentity tempWindowsIdentity; IntPtr token = IntPtr.Zero; IntPtr tokenDuplicate = IntPtr.Zero; if (RevertToSelf()) { if (LogonUserA(userName, domain, password, LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE, LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT, ref token) != 0) { if (DuplicateToken(token, 2, ref tokenDuplicate) != 0) { tempWindowsIdentity = new WindowsIdentity(tokenDuplicate); impersonationContext = tempWindowsIdentity.Impersonate(); if (impersonationContext != null) { CloseHandle(token); CloseHandle(tokenDuplicate); return true; } } } } if (token != IntPtr.Zero) CloseHandle(token); if (tokenDuplicate != IntPtr.Zero) CloseHandle(tokenDuplicate); return false; } public void undoImpersonation() { impersonationContext.Undo(); } } This is what I did when I am using them
ImpersonateUser impersonUser = new ImpersonateUser(); if (impersonUser.impersonateValidUser("MyAdminPriviledgedAccount", "MyDomain", "MyAdminPriviledgedAccountPassword")) { try { if (SystemControl.ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("NewService")) { SystemControl.ServiceInstaller.StopService("NewService"); SystemControl.ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("NewService"); } SystemControl.ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("NewService", "NewService", Application.StartupPath + @"\\TestingService.exe"); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } I am working on Windows 7,8, 10, 12 Server
The exception thrower part is
When This method executed
public static void InstallAndStart(string serviceName, string displayName, string fileName, WindowsImpersonationContext impersonet) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) service = CreateService(scm, serviceName, displayName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess, SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, ServiceBootFlag.AutoStart, ServiceError.Normal, fileName, null, IntPtr.Zero, null, null, null); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to install service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } The exception in this method that is "Could not connect to service control manager." is thrown
private static IntPtr OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights rights) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(null, null, rights); if (scm == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not connect to service control manager."); return scm; }