how to turn windows service on if its off. control it from webapplication

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i want to turn windows service on when it is off. is it possible to make via code from web application with c#? i am using asp.net mvc and c#.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:30

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You're looking for the ServiceController class.

answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:30

SLaks

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and here is some example http://codebetter.com/brendantompkins/2004/06/14/windows-service-administration-with-net-part-3-controlling-your-service/ – Silx Mar 08 '11 at 14:33

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:33

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Its possible to do it but its unlikely that you want to run your website under an account which has enough rights to be able to Start/Stop services. You can use the ServiceController class to start a service see here

answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:33

SecretDeveloper

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:34

Here an example:

                var sc = new ServiceController("Your service name");
                sc.Stop();
                sc.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(120));
                logger.Info("service stopped.");

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:31

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Use the ServiceController class.

answered Mar 08 '11 at 14:31

CheeZe5

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how to turn windows service on if its off. control it from webapplication

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