WIX ServiceInstall - setting the service to run under the NetworkService account

Question

Hi All,

This is my first post on StackOverflow so be gentle :)

I am trying to create a WIX installer to install my windows service to run under the NetworkService account and getting an Insufficient Priviledges error during the installation.

I found this post where someone seems to be experiencing the same problem but no real solution was offered: -

http://n2.nabble.com/Re-WiX-users-Digest-Vol-40-Issue-129-td3782055.html

I'm sure someone must have acheived this previously and wondered if they'd be kind enough to share a code snippet?

Thank you in advance, Martin

Answer 1

It seems a few remnants of a previously failed install were preventing me from removing and reinstalling with Account="NT Authority\NetworkService". All is well in the universe again.

Cheers, Martin