Start Service with C #

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I'm trying to start a service with C # but throws me the following error:

ServiceController service = new ServiceController(sServiceName);
service.MachineName = localComputerName;
service.Start();
service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running);

System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot open service on computer System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: Access is denied at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetServiceHandle(Int32 desiredAccess) at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.Stop()

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:48

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Look for your permissions. May me you need to run your app (or Visual Studio) from Administrator account.

answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:48

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:48

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Your Access is denied error indicates to me that the identity under which your process / application is running does not have permission to start & stop services.

answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:48

Yuck

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how to set permission then? – Suresh Kamrushi May 29 '19 at 09:22

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:48

Have you red the exception text? you simply have no permission to start a server. Read: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h846e9b3.aspx ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicecontrollerpermission.aspx specifically) or simply launch the application as an administrator

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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You may want to check out this question for some help on permissions when starting your service.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Oct 21 '11 at 14:53

Zann Anderson

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