February 22, 2023 at 7:44 pm
I am trying to send an email when a Windows service doesn't start.
What I did:
I wrote a batch file that runs a short Powershell script to send an email. It works fine if I run the batch file by itself. I get an email.
I have a service on my laptop set to "Automatic" startup, that I forced to "not start" by changing the password of the "Log On" account.
On the "Recovery" Tab I set 1st and 2nd Failure tabs to "Run a Program"
I checked "Enable actions for stops with errors"
Under "Run Program" in the "Program" box, I browse to the BAT file and it shows: C:\My_TEST\SendMailMessage.bat
I shut down and restart my laptop, but do not get an email when the service tries to start.
Any Ideas ?
February 22, 2023 at 9:19 pm
How are you sending the email? What email service are you using - and what authentication method is required to access the mail server?
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February 23, 2023 at 11:21 am
Could it be it doesn't get triggered because it never started (due logon mismatch)? Can you test the actions without bat-file? Do they trigger?
What's the security on the bat-file
https://blog.stephencleary.com/2020/06/servicebase-gotcha-recovery-actions.html
February 23, 2023 at 2:08 pm
Here's my powershell script (with company information changed)
I'm "assuming" that since it works when I run the BAT file manually, which runs powershell, that it would use the same permissions when I reboot and log back in.....
I didn't set any permissions on the BAT file or folder. Maybe it's too restrictive somehow ?
param([string] $Param1 = "me@mycompany.com", [string] $Param2 = "Test_From_Services")
$From = "My Company Notifications <xxxx@xxxxxx.com>"
$To = $Param1
$Subject = $Param2
$Body = $Param2
$SMTPServer = "mail.smtp2go.com"
$Port = "2525"
Send-MailMessage -From $From -to $To -Subject $Subject -Body $Body -SmtpServer $SMTPServer -Port $Port
February 23, 2023 at 5:13 pm
Does it trigger when you start the service and terminate it using taskmanager?
February 23, 2023 at 6:15 pm
Does it trigger when you start the service and terminate it using taskmanager?
Yes, those DO send the email.
Maybe I misunderstood the functionality, and "Run a Program " activates only if an already running service stops running, not if a service fails to start in the first place, like after reboot.
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