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Create a windows service in a salt state

I know how to create a windows service by doing,

salt service.create "servicename" "c:\executable.exe" display="serviceIcreated"

How can I incorportate this into a state? 

c:\temp\somedir:
  file.recurse:
    -source: salt:/d/ser
Solution

  • As the service.create is not available in Salt States you will need to run the execution module from within your own state or sls file.

    You could do it this way:

    create_executable:
  module.run:
    - name: service.create
    - m_name: servicename
    - bin_path: c:\executable.exe
    - display: serviceIcreated

    About the piece of code in your question I did not understand how it adds value to your question. 

    c:\temp\somedir:   
   file.recurse:
    -source: salt:/d/ser

    If it is relevant, please make an edit in order to make it easier to understand.