Bug 1898 - Installer should run service as installing user.
: Installer should run service as installing user.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: Logitech Media Server
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Windows Installer
: 6.1.1
: Macintosh All
: P2 normal (vote)
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Assigned To: Blackketter Dean
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Depends on: 675
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Reported: 2005-08-01 12:20 UTC by Blackketter Dean
Modified: 2009-09-08 09:11 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Blackketter Dean 2005-08-01 12:20:38 UTC
So that mapped volumes can be found.
Comment 1 Jim McAtee 2005-08-01 13:25:53 UTC
Automatically?  I doubt if you can install a service using the user's account 
without supplying the user's password.  I've honestly never seen a Windows 
application installer attempt to install a service using a user account.  Leave 
it up to the user to do this if desired, or perhaps prompt the user during the 
installation.  

Windows XP and Win2k3 Server have several predefined accounts for services that 
need local network access.  This won't give you access to a particular user's 
mapped network drives, but I believe they will permit the SlimServer service to 
use UNC style network shares.  And they have no password.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/dllproc/base/localservice_account.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/dllproc/base/networkservice_account.asp
Comment 2 Blackketter Dean 2005-08-01 14:31:57 UTC
Prompting the user would be fine, if necessary.  Basically, this should run with the user's access to their 
own music, which is the root of the problem.  Mapped drives are a common problem (our most 
frequently asked question.)

cc'ing vidur, who understands all things windows.
Comment 3 Blackketter Dean 2005-08-02 14:48:40 UTC
Install can specify a user name and password.  Details here: 

http://ASPN.ActiveState.com/ASPN/docs/PDK/6.0/PerlSvc_overview.html
Comment 4 Blackketter Dean 2005-11-03 15:19:09 UTC
Alas, not going to make it for 6.2.1.  
Comment 5 Dan Sully 2006-07-23 17:28:00 UTC
Ping
Comment 6 Chris Owens 2006-08-16 13:51:17 UTC
This is an unusual case and if someone knows enough about services to want to do this, they can do it manually.