py2exe failed for running compiled service

[Peter Teniz]

thanks a lot thomas for your quick answering
- this was my newbie-fault!

the service registers fine while starting

D:\Project> FBservice -install -user: pteniz
D:\Project> net start FBserver

py2exe is a really helpful tools for me - great work!


Thomas Heller wrote:
> Peter Teniz <peter.teniz at inverisa.net> writes:
>
>
>>hi, i'm trying to generate a service for win XP / win 2k with
>>python2.3.3 + win32all-163 + py2exe0.5.0
>>(also tried with pywin32-200.win32-py2.3)
>>
>>running the console-script "FBxmlserv.py" with python-interpreter and as
>>EXE-prog goes well.
>>running the service-module "FBservice.py" with python-interpreter also
>>works fine
>>but after comiling with py2exe (with no warnings or errors!)  i get on
>>every host the same error message
>>when trying to execute the FBservice.exe
>>
>> > FBservice.exe
>>Connecting to the Service Control Manager
>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>>    File "boot_service.py" line 158, in ?
>>pywintypes.error: (1063, 'StartServiceCtrlDispatcher', 'Der
>>Dienstprozess konnte keine Verbindung zum Dienstcontroller herstellen.')
>>
>>has anyone an idee, what to do?
>
>
> This is not a bug.
>
> Services are supposed to be started by the system - the windows service
> control manager.  They have to be registered before, and the exe accepts
> some command line switches that help with this.
>
> You can run the service exe with the '-help' command line switch to list
> them:
>
>
C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\samples\advanced\dist>MyService.exe
-help
> Usage: MyService.exe <options>. Valid options are:
>         -help
>         -install
>         -remove
>         -auto
>         -disabled
>         -interactive
>         -user: <arg>
>         -password: <arg>
>
> C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\samples\advanced\dist>
>
> So, first you install your service exe with this command line:
>
> 'MyService.exe -install'
>
> The other switches -auto, -disabled, -interactive, -user and -password
> allow to specify additional service options.
>
> After that, the service can be started with 'net start myservice' or
> with the services applet in the control panel.
>
> Thomas
>
> PS: If this seems not appropriate, it can be changed by hacking the
> py2exe/boot_service.py script.