Once starting a service using WMI, how can I modify it?

[mwizniki]

I'm trying to start the MSFTPSVC, and I need to add a user/password. This has to be Windows 7 friendly. Starting the service is the easy part, but I'm having difficulty locating in the ServiceController.Execute custom command method how I can add/delete a username and password.

[Plater]

I believe the windows FTP program uses the users on your computer and the rights management associated with them to handle the FTP users

[mwizniki]

OK. Drop the idea of adding them through a service and just add a user. Duh. Monday morning <grumble>. Thank you very much.

[Plater]

I could very well be wrong. We never got ours to work correctly and ended up just creating a linux box to be the ftp server

[mwizniki]

We fire off MSFTPSVC right now using net start and add temporary users with net user and then clients log in on site. I created a method to add user/password on a WinXP/Win7 machine. I'll have to test this and follow up sharing my results. You steered me in the right direction. I must laugh at myself for how far off I was in my approach...to be continued.

[mwizniki]

Yes - simply needed to add local user accounts using a domain. Done!