InstallServices standard action in itself cannot *directly* cause an account lockout. For that matter, I don't think I've ever ( in 7 years ) seen an install *directly* fail because of InstallServices.
StartServices is another story though. If the service can't start for whatever reason, then StartServices can result in a rollback. Also given enough opportunities, a bad password injected by InstallServices can lead to StartServices locking the account. Conversely I've also seen ( at Continental Airlines ) a locked account fail an install because the service could not start. Again, this manifests as a problem in StartServices not I --- Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me ----- Original Message ---- From: "Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro)" <edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 1:08:58 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure? ServiceInstall is standard functionality provided by Windows Installer. I've never had its use result in an account lockout. In my experience the installer fails after the first time it tries to register the service but fails because the username/password are invalid. I've never experienced it to retry any number of times. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Burton [mailto:kev...@buyseasons.com] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:50 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure? > > Since it is so basic can you envision a situation where it would cause an > account lockout? By basic what is the underlying implementation being used? > > Kevin Burton > Senior Software Engineer > BUYSEASONS > 262-901-2000 Office > 262-901-2312 Fax > kev...@buyseasons.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 7:43 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure? > > The built in service install of the Windows Installer is pretty basic. One of >the > few standard actions I've seriously considered replacing with a custom action. > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Kevin Burton > <kev...@buyseasons.com>wrote: > > > It seems that the default behavior for this code > > > > > > <ServiceInstall Id="BsiServiceInstall" DisplayName="BsiServices Host" > > Name="ServiceExeFile" Description="Windows Service host for Bsi Web > > Services" Interactive="no" Account="[SERVICEUSER]" > > Password="[SERVICEPASSWORD]" ErrorControl="normal" Start="demand" > > Type="ownProcess" Vital="yes" /> > > <ServiceControl Id="BsiServiceControl" Name="ServiceExeFile" > > Start="install" Stop="uninstall" Remove="uninstall" Wait="yes" /> > > > > Is to repeatedly try, even when the password is invalid, until the > > account specified is locked out. I was wondering if there was a way to > > catch the first error and display it to the user. > > > > Also I would like to associate some sort of progress bar with the > > installation and starting of this service. Is there a good reference > > for this type of function? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD > > value)! > > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > > price-free! > > Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. 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