[.NET 2.0] Process / ProcessStartInfo with specified account

[Alexander van Doormalen]

I am trying to run an external process (command tool) within a Windows
Service with the specified account. When the application launches I get
a error dialog with the following message:

Application popup: <COMMAND TOOL> - Application Error : The application
failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate
the application.

I use the following code to start the process (not relevant code is
stripped):

using (Process commandTool = new Process())
{
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = commandTool.StartInfo;
startInfo.FileName = commandToolPath;
startInfo.Arguments = arguments;
startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
startInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
startInfo.Domain = domain;
startInfo.UserName = username;
startInfo.Password = password;

commandTool.Start(); // -> Fails here with error dialog!

if (!commandTool.HasExited)
{
int timeout = this.configuration.QuotaCommandToolTimeout;

if (timeout > 0)
{
commandTool.WaitForExit(timeout); // With configured timeout
}
else
{
commandTool.WaitForExit(); // Without timeout
}
}

string errorOutput = commandTool.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
string infoOutput = commandTool.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}

When starting the process without the account information it starts
fine only it doesn't work, as I need a domain service account.

Anybody has a idea how to solve this?

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

"Alexander van Doormalen" <av*********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@y43g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
|I am trying to run an external process (command tool) within a Windows
| Service with the specified account. When the application launches I get
| a error dialog with the following message:
|
| Application popup: <COMMAND TOOL> - Application Error : The application
| failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate
| the application.
|
| I use the following code to start the process (not relevant code is
| stripped):
|
| using (Process commandTool = new Process())
| {
| ProcessStartInfo startInfo = commandTool.StartInfo;
| startInfo.FileName = commandToolPath;
| startInfo.Arguments = arguments;
| startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
| startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
| startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
| startInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
| startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
| startInfo.Domain = domain;
| startInfo.UserName = username;
| startInfo.Password = password;
|
| commandTool.Start(); // -> Fails here with error dialog!
|
| if (!commandTool.HasExited)
| {
| int timeout = this.configuration.QuotaCommandToolTimeout;
|
| if (timeout > 0)
| {
| commandTool.WaitForExit(timeout); // With configured timeout
| }
| else
| {
| commandTool.WaitForExit(); // Without timeout
| }
| }
|
| string errorOutput = commandTool.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
| string infoOutput = commandTool.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
| }
|
| When starting the process without the account information it starts
| fine only it doesn't work, as I need a domain service account.
|
| Anybody has a idea how to solve this?
|

If you are running the service in a SYSTEM logon session on XP SP2 or W2K3,
you'll need to run your service on another account (LocalService or
NetworkService f.i). Both W2K3 and XP SP2 don't allow you to spawn another
process with alternate credentials when launched from the SYSTEM logon
session.

Willy.
Willy.

[Alexander van Doormalen]

The service runs with its own service account which is required by the
software vendor.