Re: VB.Net WMI Windows Server 2003

From: Sarika Sharma[MSFT] (sarikas_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 09:09:31 -0700

The domain admin account should be able to perform this action.

NotFound management exception indicates that the management object you are
trying to work with does not exist. which is not explaining well as with
normal exe you are able to .

Did you run normal exe under domain admin as well? 

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"Ger" <gercullen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The exact error code I get is "NotFound"! My service is running as a
> Domian Admin account.
>
> Could it be anything to do with policies?
>
> Appreciate the help.
>
> Ger.
>
>
> "Sarika Sharma[MSFT]" <sarikas@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > What is the exact error code you are getting?
> >
> > What is your service runnning as?
> >
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> > Sarika Sharma [MSFT]
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> > "Ger" <gercullen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > Hi Sarika,
> > >
> > > My codes works fine when I run it from a normal executable in w2k3.
> > > The problem seems to stem from the fact the code is being executed
> > > from a windows service. Any Ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ger.
> > >
> > > "Sarika Sharma[MSFT]" <sarikas@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >  news:<utvepCWMEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > > > If the code works as expected in XP it should behave correctly in
w2k3
> >  also
> > > > . Please make sure the fileobject on which you are trying to invoke
the
> > > > method exists in w2k3 machine.
> > > >
> > > > And yes it will be worth while to see if  the problem repros with a
> >  normal
> > > > exe.
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Sarika Sharma [MSFT]
> > > > WMI Test Engineer
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> > > >
> > > > "Ger" <gercullen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:1ab69b46.0405022311.63ca11d@posting.google.com...
> > > > > I am having problems using VB.Net's Management base object on a
> > > > > machine hosting Windows Server 2003. I am trying to set file
> > > > > permissions from a Windows Service. These files may be loacted on
a
> > > > > local machine or somewhere on the network. I use the Management
Base
> > > > > Object to set these permissions which works perfectly when the
windows
> >
> > > > > service is running on an XP machine. However, when the service is
> > > > > running on a Windows Server 2003 machine I get an error.
> > > > >
> > > > > When the following code is executed an exception is thrown with a
> > > > > meassge of "Not Found"!
> > > > >
> > > > >  Dim outparams As ManagementBaseObject =
> > > > > objFile.InvokeMethod("GetSecurityDescriptor", Nothing, options)
> > > > >
> > > > > I am not sure if this problem is specific to running a Windows
Service
> > > > > on a Windows Server 2003 machine or if a normal executable would
also
> > > > > produce the same result.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kind Regards.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ger.

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