I have a problem with launching a exe file with windows service.
My service will call "CreateProcessasUser" function in MSDN, and it will launch the exe file correctly, however the launched exe task only shows in task manager but didn't prompt on desktop(GUI).
Is there any ideas to fix this problem?
Thanks a lot!!!
I have created a windows service, its running fine.
Now I would like to run a batch file as Administrator using windows service, because without administrator privileges it doesn't return any output.
So please let me know how can I do that. When I run directly using right click, run as administrator its working fine. Batch file as follows:
Runas.exe /noprofile /user:"Laxmilal Menaria" "lm.exe"
Thanks,
Laxmilal Menaria
I am trying to get a project to build on a machine but i get the following:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(744,5): warning MSB3075: The command "regsvr32 /s "C:\builds\working\\Win32\Debug\projx86.dll"" exited with code 5. Please verify that you have sufficient rights to run this command.
The previous error was converted to a warning because the task was called with ContinueOnError=true.
Build continuing because "ContinueOnError" on the task "Exec" is set to "true".
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(756,5): error MSB8011: Failed to register output. Please try enabling Per-user Redirection or register the component from a command prompt with elevated permissions.
The user account i am using is an Administrator on the machine so should that not have the highest privileges?
I can go to the startup and right click and run as administrator and that might sort it, but im trying to do an automated build and run of this project, so i cant use that method.
Anyone know how i might fix this?
Solution Explorer ->[YourProject]->Properties->Linker ->General->Per-user Redirection "TRUE"
I found this same issue when working on an C++ ATL project.
In my case, when I added a new ATL class I was missing a line in the resource file (.rc) that adds a resource type "registry" of the new class resource file (.rgs) . This creates the same permission issue stated above.
#LittleFairy answer is probably the best. But you could run Visual Studio as administrator.
Note: You need to explicitly start Visual Studio as administrator. Just the user account having admin rights isn't enough.
I have a runnable jar file, that I start with
java -jar myFile.jar
on Windows. A customer stated that he had problems starting the application (which is this jar file wrapped into an executable). I have the suspicion that it has something to do with admin rights. So I'd like to run my jar file without admin rights for testing purposes (because this way I get the System.out/err which helps greatly for debugging).
I realize that I can just create a non-admin account and start the application there, but I'd like to know if there is a way to specifically start a jar from an admin account so that it doesn't have admin rights in the console. Or alternatively: Is there a way to open up a console that has no admin rights from an admin account?
The customer uses Windows XP, so this is the operating system that I can use. (Although if you know something in a newer Windows like Win7, I appreciate it if you would tell me too).
EDIT: To clarify: I am looking for something like this
java -jar -runWithoutAdminRights myFile.jar
or
start /runWithoutAdminRights java -jar myFile.jar
or a way to open up a non-admin console from an admin account.
The Runas command definitely looks like the way to go.
I believe the way to go about this would be to first check the trust level options available to you:
runas /showtrustlevels
You should get something like the following:
C:\Windows\system32>runas /showtrustlevels
The following trust levels are available on your system:
0x20000 (Basic User)
You would then take the value for "Basic User" and run something like the following to start java:
runas /trustlevel:0x20000 "java -jar myFile.jar"
You can follow the below steps:
Log in as the Administrator
Open the command line
Go to System32 folder (cd C:/Windows/System32)
execute: runas /user:computer_domain_name\user1 cmd
You will be asked to provide the user1's password. Afterwards a new command line opens with the user1's rights.
I have tried it and it worked.
In conclusion you can write a very simple batch which performs the steps 2,3,4 automatically so that when you click it, a command line will open with the rights of another user.
I hope this helps.
edit registry is best way to run jar file with administrator automatically.
is easy if you have setup for java application.
go to following path in registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
create a key(String Value) with following specification:
ValueName: java path+javaw.exe(example c:\program files\java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe)
ValueData: "WINXPSP3 RUNASADMIN"
Now All Jar Files Runs to Administartor
In order to run one application, a batch file has to be kicked off (which does things like start Jetty, display live logs, etc). The application will work only if this batch file is running. I am hence forced to have this batch file running and not logout from the Windows server.
Can this batch file be run as a service? I am experimenting with one of the suggestions from a similar question.
NSSM is totally free and hyper-easy, running command prompt / terminal as administrator:
nssm install "YourCoolServiceNameLabel"
then a dialog will appear so you can choose where is the file you want to run.
to uninstall
nssm remove "YourCoolServiceNameLabel"
There's a built in windows cmd to do this: sc create. Not as fancy as nssm, but you don't have to download an additional piece of software.
sc create "ServiceName" start= demand displayname= "DisplayName" binpath= [path to .bat file]
Note
start=demand means you must start the service yourself. Options include: boot, system, auto, demand, disabled, delayed-auto
whitespace is required after =
I did encounter an error on service start that the service did not respond in a timely manner, but it was clear the service had run the .bat successfully. Haven't dug into this yet but this thread experienced the same thing and solved it using nssm to install the service.
No need for extra software. Use the task scheduler -> create task -> hidden. The checkbox for hidden is in the bottom left corner. Set the task to trigger on login (or whatever condition you like) and choose the task in the actions tab. Running it hidden ensures that the task runs silently in the background like a service.
Note that you must also set the program to run "whether the user is logged in or not" or the program will still run in the foreground.
On Windows 2019 Server, you can run a Minecraft java server with these commands:
sc create minecraft-server DisplayName= "minecraft-server" binpath= "cmd.exe /C C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\rungui1151.lnk" type= own start= auto
The .lnk file is a standard windows shortcut to a batch file.
--- .bat file begins ---
java -Xmx40960M -Xms40960M -d64 -jar minecraft_server.1.15.1.jar
--- .bat file ends ---
All this because:
service does not know how to start in a folder,
cmd.exe does not know how to start in a folder
Starting the service will produce "timely manner" error, but the log file reveals the server is running.
If you need to shut down the server, just go into task manager and find the server java in background processes and end it, or terminate the server from in the game using the /stop command, or for other programs/servers, use the methods relevant to the server.
As Doug Currie says use RunAsService.
From my past experience you must remember that the Service you generate will
have a completely different set of environment variables
have to be carefully inspected for rights/permissions issues
might cause havoc if it opens dialogs asking for any kind of input
not sure if the last one still applies ... it was one big night mare in a project I worked on some time ago.
While it is not free (but $39), FireDaemon has worked so well for me I have to recommend it. It will run your batch file but has loads of additional and very useful functionality such as scheduling, service up monitoring, GUI or XML based install of services, dependencies, environmental variables and log management.
I started out using FireDaemon to launch JBoss application servers (run.bat) but shortly after realized that the richness of the FireDaemon configuration abilities allowed me to ditch the batch file and recreate the intent of its commands in the FireDaemon service definition.
There's also a SUPER FireDaemon called Trinity which you might want to look at if you have a large number of Windows servers on which to manage this service (or technically, any service).
Since NSSM is no longer maintained, you can consider using WinSW. It has binaries that would work with or without .Net.
Basically you create an XML file and then install it. Here is a sample of a minimal XML:
<service>
<!-- ID of the service. It should be unique across the Windows system-->
<id>myapp</id>
<!-- Path to the executable, which should be started -->
<!-- CAUTION: Don't put arguments here. Use <arguments> instead. -->
<executable>%BASE%\myExecutable.exe</executable>
</service>
And then you can install and start it:
winsw install myapp.xml
winsw start myapp.xml
Install NSSM and run the .bat file as a windows service.
Works as expected
My easest way is using opensource svcbatch (https://github.com/mturk/svcbatch/) as wrapper of CMD(BAT) in sc :
sc create myservice binPath= ""%cd%\svcbatch.exe" myservice.bat"