Re: PythonService was unable to locate the service manager
Jacob Nolan via python-win32 <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:46:24 +0000
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============2425192221475231402== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------gvNAhfTiIutaTKlDjl4mrG9j" Content-Language: en-US This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------gvNAhfTiIutaTKlDjl4mrG9j Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I performed a custom install for all users on my E: drive (E:/installs/python3). Added it to the path. It is not under my specific user account. My understanding is this is a global install. I then run it under administrator privileged cmd and successfully install the service. Looking at security permissions for pythonservice.exe in the root python directory. SYSTEM and Admin users have full control. *Jacob Nolan* *Gayner Technical Services* Phone: 0437210168 Email: [email protected] On 1/12/24 01:19, Mark Hammond wrote: > > The "<Error getting traceback - traceback.print_exception() failed>" > part sounds like it is failing to find Python itself. Where is Python > installed? Is it possible the user running the service can't access > that location? I believe Python being installed in the default > location could cause this if the server is running as any other other > than the user which installed Python. > > Mark > > > On 2024-01-11 1:20 a.m., Jacob Nolan via python-win32 wrote: >> >> Currently experiencing this issue on my Windows machine when >> installing a Windows Service. This is the error output I get from >> running in the cmd as administrator. Restricting me from being able >> to run my services. >> >> *- PythonService was unable to locate the service manager. Please see >> the event log for details.** >> * >> >> >> Here is the output from event viewer application log: >> >> |The description for Event ID 14 from source Python Service cannot be >> found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed >> on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can >> install or repair the component on the local computer. If the event >> originated on another computer, the display information had to be >> saved with the event. The following information was included with the >> event: <Error getting traceback - traceback.print_exception() failed> >> The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file | >> >> >> This issue has happened on each of these version I've tested >> Python3.11, 3.10.10 and 3.10.8. >> >> Currently running Python 3.10.8 64 Bit on Windows Server 2016. >> >> - I've installed pywin32 >> >> - Run post_install in the root directory of python310 >> >> - Installed the service with install flag >> >> - Attempted to start service with start flag >> >> - PythonService was unable to locate the service manager. Please see >> the event log for details. >> >> -- >> *Thanks* >> *Jacob* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-win32 mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 --------------gvNAhfTiIutaTKlDjl4mrG9j Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <p>I performed a custom install for all users on my E: drive (E:/installs/python3). Added it to the path. It is not under my specific user account. My understanding is this is a global install. <br> </p> <p>I then run it under administrator privileged cmd and successfully install the service. <br> </p> <p>Looking at security permissions for pythonservice.exe in the root python directory. SYSTEM and Admin users have full control.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div class="moz-signature"><b>Jacob Nolan</b><br> <b>Gayner Technical Services</b><br> Phone: 0437210168<br> Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> </div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/24 01:19, Mark Hammond wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:[email protected]"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <p>The "<Error getting traceback - traceback.print_exception() failed>" part sounds like it is failing to find Python itself. Where is Python installed? Is it possible the user running the service can't access that location? I believe Python being installed in the default location could cause this if the server is running as any other other than the user which installed Python.<br> </p> <p>Mark<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024-01-11 1:20 a.m., Jacob Nolan via python-win32 wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:0108018cf72db12a-bf384f9a-33b5-4858-8fa5-f2fd05da5cdb-000000@ap-southeast-2.amazonses.com"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <p>Currently experiencing this issue on my Windows machine when installing a Windows Service. This is the error output I get from running in the cmd as administrator. Restricting me from being able to run my services.<br> </p> <p><b>- PythonService was unable to locate the service manager. Please see the event log for details.</b><b><br> </b></p> <p><br> </p> <p>Here is the output from event viewer application log:<br> </p> <pre><code id="code"><span>The description for Event ID 14 from source Python Service cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.</span> <span></span> <span>If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.</span> <span></span> <span>The following information was included with the event: </span> <span></span> <span><Error getting traceback - traceback.print_exception() failed></span> <span></span> <span>The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file</span> </code></pre> <p><br> </p> <p>This issue has happened on each of these version I've tested Python3.11, 3.10.10 and 3.10.8.</p> <p>Currently running Python 3.10.8 64 Bit on Windows Server 2016.</p> <p>- I've installed pywin32</p> <p>- Run post_install in the root directory of python310</p> <p>- Installed the service with install flag</p> <p>- Attempted to start service with start flag<br> </p> <p>- PythonService was unable to locate the service manager. Please see the event log for details.<br> </p> <div class="moz-signature">-- <br> <b>Thanks</b></div> <div class="moz-signature"><b>Jacob</b><br> </div> <br> <fieldset class="moz-mime-attachment-header"></fieldset> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32" moz-do-not-send="true">https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32</a> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------gvNAhfTiIutaTKlDjl4mrG9j-- --===============2425192221475231402== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 --===============2425192221475231402==--