How to start windows service from application

Question

I have a Windows Service and i want to start it using ServiceController.The service runs as LocalSystem.When i am trying to Start it i get:

System.InvalidOperationException: 'Cannot open [service] service on computer '.'.'
Inner Exception Win32Exception:Access is denied

Main

   static void Main(string[] args) {
            using (ServiceController controller = new ServiceController("someService")) {
                controller.Start();
            }
        }

Can i somehow elevate the rights programatically in order to start the service (even if i need to use P/Invoke for Winapi ? ) .

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '19 at 12:58

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You do indeed need to elevate. That requires creating a new process to start the service, either explicitly with the runas shell verb, or using the COM elevation moniker.

answered Jul 10 '19 at 12:58

David Heffernan

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Do i need to use `P\Invoke ` in order to do that ? Could you please provide some details on how to achieve that? – Bercovici Adrian Jul 12 '19 at 04:57

How to start windows service from application

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