jim.vick...@noaa.gov wrote: > Hello everyone, > *_ > Background > _* > > 1. I've created a Windows Service that looks for its configuration > data in a sub-folder of/ os.environ['APPDATA']/. > 2. The Service is configured to automatically start after host reboot. > 3. The Service runs successfully when manually started under its > custom (i,e,, not Local System) account. > 4. The Service fails with a /*KeyError: ('APPDATA',)*/ exception > when automatically starting after a host reboot. > > _*Questions*_ > > 1. Is there some configuration procedure I've overlooked for the > custom account the Service runs under? >
Is this a custom account you created? Does it actually have a profile (C:\Documents and Settings\Custom User\Application Data)? > 1. Is this use of /os.environ['APPDATA']/ feasible for AUTO-start > Services? If not, what are preferred folders for > application-specific data; my preference is to avoid > /pythonxx\Lib\site-packages\.../ > APPDATA works if the account really does have a profile. If not, one common place is to use a folder in \Program Files. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32