I want to create a Windows Service using Powershell. Creating it for a given user is piece of cake. I used this function adapted from here.
function ReinstallService1 ($serviceName, $binaryPath, $login, $pass)
{
Write-Host "installing service"
# creating credentials which can be used to run my windows service
$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $pass -AsPlainText -Force
$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($login, $secpasswd)
# creating widnows service using all provided parameters
New-Service -name $serviceName -binaryPathName $binaryPath -displayName $serviceName -startupType Automatic -credential $mycreds
Write-Host "installation completed"
}
My question is: How can I create for "Network Service" account?
If I modify New-Service line and remove credential parameter, the service is created for "Local System" account. Nearly miss.
New-Service -name $serviceName -binaryPathName $binaryPath -displayName $serviceName -startupType Automatic
I googled a lot and saw no way of indicating service account. If I try to use Credential parameter for user "NETWORK SSERVICE", I don't know what password to put and if I invent one (just in case cmdlet ignores it) it doesn't work. The error is:
New-Service : Service 'XXXX (XXXX)'
cannot be created due to the following error: The account name is
invalid or does not exist, or the password is invalid for the account
name specified
Best Answer
The correct name of the account is
NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
.