Issue with starting as network service

Question

I have an app that I am trying to start as a network service..

This is how I do it: sc create "App" binpath= "app path" obj= .\NetworkService password= ""

But I keep getting an error - "The account name is invalid or does not exist, or the password is invalid for the account name specified."

Any pointers on what could be wrong...

Answer 1

The problem is that the Network Service account must be specified as "NT Authority\NetworkService" and no password is needed.
That is, use this command:

sc create "App" binpath= "app path" obj= "NT Authority\NetworkService"