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baton1234
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remote service install

Post by baton1234 »

Is it possible to install service to remote server?

Currently, I need an installer, which installs one service to a list of computers.
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Post by H4nd0 »

I presume you "service" is a native service - ie. one with necessary Win32 hooks.

I don't believe IA will allow remote installs of services. You have a couple of options: create an MSI and deploy a single installer via Group Policy or run a batch file from within your installer that uses sc.exe to setup the remote service.

If you are on a Workgroup then you are going to have to synchronise an administrative user account. If you are on a domain then this shouldn't be too much of an issue. However, you are going to have to deploy the service EXE to each machine or run off a network drive.
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