[python-win32] Using win32serviceutil.InstallService() on a non admin account

[Denis]

Hi,
I'm creating an application that needs to run CherryPy as a background
service.
It currently works fine in Linux and Mac OS X, but I'm a bit struggling to
make the windows version as I'm new to win development.

My code is a barely modified version of what can be found here :
http://tools.cherrypy.org/wiki/WindowsService
I've compiled it using py2exe and can run it without any problem logged as
an administrator.
The thing is that when I try to install the service on a default user
account, I get an error 5 — "Access is denied" from OpenSCManager.

C:\cherrypy_service\cherrypy_service.exe -install
Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "boot_service.py", line 158 in <module>
    File "win32serviceutil.pyo", line 156, in InstallService
pywintypes.error: (5, ’OpenSCManager’, ’Access is denied.’)

I've tried to install it with "sc create cherryPyService
binPath=C:\cherrypy_service\cherrypy_service.exe", even with specifying the
username and password, but the result is the same :

[SC] OpenSCManager FAILED 5:
Access is denied.

What is the correct way to install a service for a non-admin account on
windows ?

Since I'd also like to create an installer for my app (I need to append a
new entry in the %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file), I guess that
I could install my service in the same time using admin privileges. Would
that be possible ? What tool would you recommand for this ?
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