Can't start service - WMI Operation failure: AccessDenied

Hello! Having problems with actual version on Windows 2012 R2. Successfully installed service for nginx.exe with default minimal config. Starts with SYSTEM account.

If I start service (under administrator rights) with “net start” I got: System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.

If I start service with “WinSW.NET4.exe start” I got: 2017-04-21 11:35:01,236 INFO - Starting ServiceWrapper in the CLI mode 2017-04-21 11:35:01,518 FATAL - WMI Operation failure: AccessDenied WMI.WmiException: AccessDenied at WMI.WmiRoot.BaseHandler.CheckError(ManagementBaseObject result) at WMI.WmiRoot.InstanceHandler.Invoke(Object proxy, MethodInfo method, Object[] args) at winsw.WrapperService.Run(String[] _args, ServiceDescriptor descriptor) at winsw.WrapperService.Main(String[] args) Thanks, sukinsky

[mariafleetwood]

I have Windows server 2016 and had the same problem with permissions(even I have admin rights on this server). I solving it by similar instructions

• Create node with Remote root directory: C:\agents\agent_xx
• Lunch node via web
• Attempt to install as service via web (this part is failing but it generate jenkins-slave.exe in C:\agents\agent_xx\ folder)
• Open command prompt as admin
• sc.exe create Jenkins_agent_xx binPath= "C:\agents\agent_xx\jenkins-slave.exe"
• Close windows where you lunch node, to take node offline
• Go to services and change the properties (I would recommend change loging details to the same user as run jenkins and run services automatically)
• Start service and enjoy 😃

[Ishan1987]

HI @sukinsky ,

I had the similar issue that i fixed with below 2 steps:

1. Added user in to admin group
2. goto your downloaded jenkins-slave.exe Application file. goto properties -> compatibility -.> check run as administrator Then i retried installing jenkins as service resolved the issue. Make sure to click ok on prompt where service will be run as admin.