Windows service spawns another process ...

Post #153,686 by bluke 5/4/04 11:31:00 AM Reply	Windows service spawns another process ... is that process automatically run as a service as well? If not, is there a way to do it?
Post #153,690 by hnick 5/4/04 11:42:06 AM Reply	Re: Windows service spawns another process ... A process spawned by a service runs with system privilege but is not a service, in that it is not registered. If a non-admin user is logged on, the process spawned by the service will still be able to muck with drivers and protected registry that the user would not be allowed to access.
Post #153,702 by bluke 5/4/04 12:10:25 PM 5/4/04 12:10:42 PM Reply	Is there a way for the spawning service ... to register the child process as a service? Edited by bluke May 4, 2004, 12:10:42 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #153,704 by hnick 5/4/04 12:29:39 PM Reply	Not exactly. If you want your secondary process to run as a service, you would have to use the service control manager api to define interface, register, and start the process. It's not as simple as spawning a process. It can be a little tricky to set up. Further, MS is allegedly doing away with user interfaces for services in the near future, but I have no details.

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