Can't customize Name / Description properties

[dannycohen]

Repro

1. In registry I updated the name / description values (see image below)
2. Restarted SC service
3. Same values appear in /api response
4. Also tried adding config settings in ServiceControl.dll.config:

    <add key="ServiceControl/Name" value="DancoSC" />
    <add key="ServiceControl/Description" value="Danny's machine" />

• no impact on SC name / description (after saving and restarting SC service)

HTTP GET http://localhost:33333/API/

...
,"name":"ServiceControl@DANCO-WIN8",
"description":"ServiceControl on DANCO-WIN8"
}

Tested with SC 0.8.0-unstable293

[johnsimons]

I can't replicate this.

I tried both appSettings + registry and both work for me.

Regarding registry, you need to ensure those are written to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ParticularSoftware\ServiceControl

and make sure they are not in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node

[johnsimons]

We are now checking both locations

[dannycohen]

@johnsimons - do you check from config ? (optional)

[johnsimons]

Yes, we check in the following order:

1. Config file
2. Registry 64
3. Registry 32

[dannycohen]

what value in config ?

[johnsimons]

<add key="ServiceControl/Name" value="DancoSC" />
<add key="ServiceControl/Description" value="Danny's machine" />

[dannycohen]

thanks!