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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#.

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r.r Avatar asked Mar 08 '11 14:03

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You're looking for the ServiceController class.

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SLaks Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 20:09

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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

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SecretDeveloper Avatar answered Sep 24 '22 20:09

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