Set Environment Variable for Windows Service

Question

I have a batch job that kicks off a windows service

sc serverName start serviceName

I'd like to set an environment variable for that service when I kick it off, similar to how you would do it for a subprocess. How can I do that with a windows service?

To clarify, I don't want to set any global environment variables, just one for that particular process. And I don't have access to the actual Service code.

Answer 1

I'dont see wich language you use, but assuming you're using C# and your class derived from ServiceBase you have the method

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)

that contains your params in the string array. So starting your service with

sc serverName start serviceName param1 param2

will do the job.