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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-5475

Windows Service provider should use something better than net.exe - perhaps direct FFI access

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    • CS doesn't know the deep deep details of this, but Zack remembers something about how SC didn't block, and that blocking is desirable even if it sometimes times out.

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      From http://stackoverflow.com/q/33531461/18475, net.exe can timeout while waiting for a process that is in a start pending state. The Windows provider for service in Puppet uses net.exe, which returns a non-zero exit code when it times out waiting for the service, even if the service does eventually start up.

      It is believed (needs research) that Service Controller (sc.exe) doesn't suffer from this issue.

      Investigate using it instead. As a benefit, it can also create and destroy services.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-6254 Windows Service start reports failures instead of success under some states

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-6822 Windows agents should be able to apply a 'stopped' service resource even if the service doesn't exist

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-5477 Windows Service Provider should be able to create and destroy services

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Accepted

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-1289 Ability to manage a windows service's user account and password

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

          CI Blocker - An issue that is preventing (a) CI job(s) from running successfully PCP-717 pxp-agent (stable) service_stop_start test failure (windows2008r2)

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed
          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5473 net.exe start reports error starting service, even though the service starts

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. PUP-5757 Replace win32-service calls with internal API implementations that are wide-string compatibles

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MCO-802 MCollective service fails to either start/stop intermittently on windows agents

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-6254 Windows Service start reports failures instead of success under some states

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-9113 Unable to manage services with what looks like HyperV installed on Windows

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-6702 Windows service in Paused state cannot be managed

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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              sean.mcdonald Sean McDonald
              rob Rob Reynolds
              Eric Thompson Eric Thompson
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