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Powershell service creation with AD credentials issue

I use the script below to create a service running with AD credentials.

However when I run it I get an error message (also below).

If I then edit the service and enter exactly the same credentials through the services.mmc snapin it works? How can I fix this?

Error Message

Windows could not start the "SamsService" service on local computer. Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure.

Powershell

$serviceName = "SamsService" $exePath = "c:\services\service.exe" $userName = "mydomain\serviceuser" $securePassword = convertto-securestring -String "1a_really_$trong_password1" -AsPlainText -Force $credentialsObject = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $userName, $securePassword New-Service -BinaryPathName $exePath -Name $serviceName -Credential $credentialsObject -DisplayName $serviceName -StartupType Manual
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  • Is the machine the domain server? Commented May 8, 2015 at 15:38
  • The machine is a member server but not a domain controller. Commented May 11, 2015 at 8:45

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Powershell string interpolation caught me out

My password generator creates really strong passwords that always includes $

I had not recognised that the $ was being interpolated in the password string to mean a variable. After escaping the $ with ` the above code works a treat.

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