Didnt work with Login as specific User account

[mauleshmevada]

I had run your program it successfully started with local system account but didn't work with specific user account. I get the following exception in the event viewer,

Service cannot be started. System.Exception: StartProcessAsCurrentUser: GetSessionUserToken failed. at murrayju.ProcessExtensions.ProcessExtensions.StartProcessAsCurrentUser(String appPath, String cmdLine, String workDir, Boolean visible) in c:\Users\indianic\Downloads\CreateProcessAsUser-master\CreateProcessAsUser-master\ProcessExtensions\ProcessExtensions.cs:line 224 at demo.DemoService.OnStart(String[] args) in c:\Users\indianic\Downloads\CreateProcessAsUser-master\CreateProcessAsUser-master\DemoService\DemoService.cs:line 15 at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)

Thanks.

[AndrewSav]

Looks, like you are doing something wrong. Look at this thread https://github.com/murrayju/CreateProcessAsUser/issues/4

[murrayju]

It sounds like you are saying that you are trying to run the service under a non-privileged system account. This will not work, the Windows APIs being called require elevated permissions, which the local system account has.

[ghost]

im getting the same error; however, I am running the service as Local System

[ghost]

Weirdly, your solution works perfectly, while my service fails. Both are using Local System and are Automatic startup.

[ghost]

System.Exception: StartProcessAsCurrentUser: GetSessionUserToken failed. at SecurityService.ProcessExtensions.StartProcessAsCurrentUser(String appPath, String cmdLine, String workDir, Boolean visible) in C:\Users\Me\Programs\C#\Me\SVC\SVC 4\Super\Super Security\SecurityService\ProcessExtensions.cs:line 224 at SecurityService.SecurityService.OnStart(String[] args) in C:\Users\Me\Programs\C#\Me\SVC\SVC 4\Super\Super Security\SecurityService\SecurityService.cs:line 49

[AndrewSav]

Weirdly, your solution works perfectly, while my service fails. Both are using Local System and are Automatic startup.

Well, bridge the gap then. Change one solution one step at a time to bring it closer to the other. Sooner or later you'll find where you broke it. Or you won't, but you'll end up with a working solution anyway =)

[trksyln]

it doesnt work if service file in a user folder. such Documents, Desktop, or any folder in [HomeDrive]\Users\username folder so move your service file into somewhere which all users can reach like C: drive.

[ghost]

I fixed it. Oddly enough, the problem was solved by simply creating a new solution and copying the code to the user (not the designer) source files. Perhaps something was wrong with the designer files or the csproj.

[murrayju]

Looks like this is resolved.

[toqilula]

Hi Friends,

I am trying to write a windows service that will reconnect the vpn connection if disconnected, I have implemented your code, and it is working fine only when the users logs in immediately. Otherwise if no user is logged in to windows the service will not start. [see attached event viewer error]

I have tried delayed start, restart service after some time, but non works without users being logged in. Is there any way to bypass that or something. I have done some reading, what about using CreateProcessWithLogonW, instead of CreateProcessAsUser. anyone tried anything like that. Thank you very much in advance guys,

Kind Regards Fatos, Kosovo