Install Windows Service with Recovery action to Restart

I'm installing a Windows Service using the ServiceProcessInstaller and ServiceInstaller classes.

I've used the ServiceProcessInstaller to set the start type, name, etc. But how do I set the recovery action to Restart?

I know I can do it manually after the service is installed by going to the Services management console and changing the settings on the recovery tab of the service's properties, but is there a way to do it during the install?

Service Property Recovery Tab

asked Oct 27 '09 at 20:23

Ray

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I'm installing a Windows Service using the ServiceProcessInstaller and ServiceInstaller classes.

I've used the ServiceProcessInstaller to set the start type, name, etc. But how do I set the recovery action to Restart?

Service Property Recovery Tab

asked Oct 27 '09 at 20:23

Ray

36.1k21111164

add a comment |

I'm installing a Windows Service using the ServiceProcessInstaller and ServiceInstaller classes.

I've used the ServiceProcessInstaller to set the start type, name, etc. But how do I set the recovery action to Restart?

Service Property Recovery Tab

asked Oct 27 '09 at 20:23

Ray

36.1k21111164

I'm installing a Windows Service using the ServiceProcessInstaller and ServiceInstaller classes.

I've used the ServiceProcessInstaller to set the start type, name, etc. But how do I set the recovery action to Restart?

Service Property Recovery Tab

.net windows-services service

asked Oct 27 '09 at 20:23

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You can set the recovery options using sc. The following will set the service to restart after a failure:

sc failure [servicename] reset= 0 actions= restart/60000

This can easily be called from C#:

static void SetRecoveryOptions(string serviceName)

{

    int exitCode;

    using (var process = new Process())

    {

        var startInfo = process.StartInfo;

        startInfo.FileName = "sc";

        startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;



        // tell Windows that the service should restart if it fails

        startInfo.Arguments = string.Format("failure "{0}" reset= 0 actions= restart/60000", serviceName);



        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();



        exitCode = process.ExitCode;

    }



    if (exitCode != 0)

        throw new InvalidOperationException();

}

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

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4

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

1

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

13

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

1

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

19

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

|
show 5 more comments

After many attemps, I resolved it using sc command line app.

I have batch file with installutil and sc. My batch file is similar to:

installutil.exe "path to your service.exe"

sc failure "your service name" reset= 300 command= "some exe file to execute" actions= restart/20000/run/1000/reboot/1000

If you want the full documentation of sc command, follow this link: SC.exe: Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services

Note: You need to add an space after each equal (=) symbol. Example: reset= 300

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

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answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

add a comment |

I don't think it's part of the .NET API, but this might help:

A ServiceInstaller Extension That Enables Recovery and Autostart Configuration

Install a Windows service the way YOU want to! (C# version)

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

add a comment |

I found the following project which takes care of these settings, using only code and Win API calls:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CSWindowsServiceRecoveryPro-2147e7ac

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

add a comment |

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You can set the recovery options using sc. The following will set the service to restart after a failure:

sc failure [servicename] reset= 0 actions= restart/60000

This can easily be called from C#:

static void SetRecoveryOptions(string serviceName)

{

    int exitCode;

    using (var process = new Process())

    {

        var startInfo = process.StartInfo;

        startInfo.FileName = "sc";

        startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;



        // tell Windows that the service should restart if it fails

        startInfo.Arguments = string.Format("failure "{0}" reset= 0 actions= restart/60000", serviceName);



        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();



        exitCode = process.ExitCode;

    }



    if (exitCode != 0)

        throw new InvalidOperationException();

}

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

4

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

1

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

13

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

1

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

19

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

|
show 5 more comments

You can set the recovery options using sc. The following will set the service to restart after a failure:

sc failure [servicename] reset= 0 actions= restart/60000

This can easily be called from C#:

static void SetRecoveryOptions(string serviceName)

{

    int exitCode;

    using (var process = new Process())

    {

        var startInfo = process.StartInfo;

        startInfo.FileName = "sc";

        startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;



        // tell Windows that the service should restart if it fails

        startInfo.Arguments = string.Format("failure "{0}" reset= 0 actions= restart/60000", serviceName);



        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();



        exitCode = process.ExitCode;

    }



    if (exitCode != 0)

        throw new InvalidOperationException();

}

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

4

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

1

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

13

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

1

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

19

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

|
show 5 more comments

You can set the recovery options using sc. The following will set the service to restart after a failure:

sc failure [servicename] reset= 0 actions= restart/60000

This can easily be called from C#:

static void SetRecoveryOptions(string serviceName)

{

    int exitCode;

    using (var process = new Process())

    {

        var startInfo = process.StartInfo;

        startInfo.FileName = "sc";

        startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;



        // tell Windows that the service should restart if it fails

        startInfo.Arguments = string.Format("failure "{0}" reset= 0 actions= restart/60000", serviceName);



        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();



        exitCode = process.ExitCode;

    }



    if (exitCode != 0)

        throw new InvalidOperationException();

}

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

You can set the recovery options using sc. The following will set the service to restart after a failure:

sc failure [servicename] reset= 0 actions= restart/60000

This can easily be called from C#:

static void SetRecoveryOptions(string serviceName)

{

    int exitCode;

    using (var process = new Process())

    {

        var startInfo = process.StartInfo;

        startInfo.FileName = "sc";

        startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;



        // tell Windows that the service should restart if it fails

        startInfo.Arguments = string.Format("failure "{0}" reset= 0 actions= restart/60000", serviceName);



        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();



        exitCode = process.ExitCode;

    }



    if (exitCode != 0)

        throw new InvalidOperationException();

}

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

edited Mar 13 '14 at 15:50

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

answered Jul 29 '11 at 19:07

Kevin

3,97432229

4

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

1

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

13

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

1

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

19

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

|
show 5 more comments

4

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

1

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

13

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

1

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

19

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

Note that you need to include service name in quotation marks, if it contains spaces.

– user626528
May 29 '12 at 6:48

See serverfault.com/a/48607/150286 for more info on the options available

– Hans
Jan 22 '13 at 18:39

If you're going to call this from the Installer service install handler in C# when the service installs, you can insert this call into the "Committed" event handler which will execute it just after the service appears in Service Control Manager. Don't put it in the "AfterInstall" event manager, as it this won't work the very first time the service is installed on the box.

– Contango
Mar 10 '14 at 14:46

@JohnTube--removed the process.Close() line

– Kevin
Mar 13 '14 at 15:51

Note that the syntax may look strange to some but reset= 0 is correct, and reset=0 is incorrect. The correct use of spaces is crucial, reset= is one argument, followed by a space, then 0.

– Liam
Apr 8 '14 at 14:19

|
show 5 more comments

After many attemps, I resolved it using sc command line app.

I have batch file with installutil and sc. My batch file is similar to:

installutil.exe "path to your service.exe"

sc failure "your service name" reset= 300 command= "some exe file to execute" actions= restart/20000/run/1000/reboot/1000

If you want the full documentation of sc command, follow this link: SC.exe: Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services

Note: You need to add an space after each equal (=) symbol. Example: reset= 300

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

add a comment |

After many attemps, I resolved it using sc command line app.

I have batch file with installutil and sc. My batch file is similar to:

installutil.exe "path to your service.exe"

sc failure "your service name" reset= 300 command= "some exe file to execute" actions= restart/20000/run/1000/reboot/1000

If you want the full documentation of sc command, follow this link: SC.exe: Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services

Note: You need to add an space after each equal (=) symbol. Example: reset= 300

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

add a comment |

After many attemps, I resolved it using sc command line app.

I have batch file with installutil and sc. My batch file is similar to:

installutil.exe "path to your service.exe"

sc failure "your service name" reset= 300 command= "some exe file to execute" actions= restart/20000/run/1000/reboot/1000

If you want the full documentation of sc command, follow this link: SC.exe: Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services

Note: You need to add an space after each equal (=) symbol. Example: reset= 300

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

After many attemps, I resolved it using sc command line app.

I have batch file with installutil and sc. My batch file is similar to:

installutil.exe "path to your service.exe"

sc failure "your service name" reset= 300 command= "some exe file to execute" actions= restart/20000/run/1000/reboot/1000

If you want the full documentation of sc command, follow this link: SC.exe: Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services

Note: You need to add an space after each equal (=) symbol. Example: reset= 300

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

edited Sep 24 '18 at 8:55

mpeac

500823

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

answered Feb 6 '12 at 17:18

Juan Carlos Velez

2,09122947

add a comment |

I don't think it's part of the .NET API, but this might help:

A ServiceInstaller Extension That Enables Recovery and Autostart Configuration

Install a Windows service the way YOU want to! (C# version)

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

add a comment |

I don't think it's part of the .NET API, but this might help:

A ServiceInstaller Extension That Enables Recovery and Autostart Configuration

Install a Windows service the way YOU want to! (C# version)

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

add a comment |

I don't think it's part of the .NET API, but this might help:

A ServiceInstaller Extension That Enables Recovery and Autostart Configuration

Install a Windows service the way YOU want to! (C# version)

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

I don't think it's part of the .NET API, but this might help:

A ServiceInstaller Extension That Enables Recovery and Autostart Configuration

Install a Windows service the way YOU want to! (C# version)

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

answered Oct 27 '09 at 20:26

Philip Wallace

6,75922339

add a comment |

I found the following project which takes care of these settings, using only code and Win API calls:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CSWindowsServiceRecoveryPro-2147e7ac

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

add a comment |

I found the following project which takes care of these settings, using only code and Win API calls:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CSWindowsServiceRecoveryPro-2147e7ac

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

add a comment |

I found the following project which takes care of these settings, using only code and Win API calls:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CSWindowsServiceRecoveryPro-2147e7ac

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

I found the following project which takes care of these settings, using only code and Win API calls:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CSWindowsServiceRecoveryPro-2147e7ac

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

answered Jul 2 '12 at 11:32

Ron Klein

5,33874279

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

add a comment |

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

Your link is broken! Link only answers are bad!

– AaA
May 30 '17 at 3:07

The link works and this is the best solution. Works without a process start.

– Piedone
Nov 22 '17 at 1:47

add a comment |

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