There are no builtin facilities in Windows Installer nor WiX for checking credentials. You'll need to write a custom action to perform this type of check but beware that this check will likely count against the lockout count if the credentials are incorrect. In other words, if you use the custom action as part of the UI and the user tries to validate wrong credentials enough times, then they will still lockout the account. If the MSI does not have a UI then you'll have to run the installer multiple times with invalid credentials to lockout the account with a validation custom action. In other words, I don’t think you can truly avoid the problem as it depends on how many times a user specifies invalid credentials.
I have never seen a single installation attempt lockout an account. In my experience the service fails to start and causes the installation to fail initiating a rollback. No lockout. If I attempt the installation enough times with invalid credentials, then I'll see a lockout which is the same as above. 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: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:58 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure? > > I consistently get an account lockout when I install and start a service with > the > wrong credentials. Everything works fine when the proper credentials are > supplied. I know it is probably an FAQ but I am just beginning. What > facilities > are available for checking the credentials and rolling back the installation > *before* starting the service? I see recently, someone else queried about > conditionally installing/starting a service but I was not able to follow the > conclusion. Thank you. > > Kevin Burton > Senior Software Engineer > BUYSEASONS > 262-901-2000 Office > 262-901-2312 Fax > kev...@buyseasons.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:16 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall failure? > > 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 > P 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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