Permission issues when starting Windows Service using MSBuild Extension Pack - msbuild

I have an MSBuild project file to deploy a windows service.
While trying to start the service after the files are copied over, the command returns the
following error:
error : Start Service failed with return code '[2] AccessDenied'
I used the following ways to achieve this but all return the same error:
MSBuild ServiceController
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.WindowsService Exec Command="net
start $(WindowsServiceName)"
Thanks.

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Access denied error using vsts

I'm trying to create a wcf service in a lab using vsts.
I have created a build definition that works using a msbuild task. It then uses robocopy to copy the relevant dlls to a remote directory inside a lab using the Publish Artifacts step.
However, I need the content to be created as a windows service, and started after it has been published. It seems like something is running since I see a created log file about 9 minutes after a successful publish, but i cannot see my service inside the services menu, or in IIS.
When I try to run a bat script (using the run script step) that does an sc create, I get an access denied error even though on the vsts build definition I have given the step permission to modify the environment.
This is the full error:
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7702615Z ##[section]Starting: Run script GloBill/InstallBackEnd.bat
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705444Z ==============================================================================
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705561Z Task : Batch Script
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705655Z Description : Run a windows cmd or bat script and optionally allow it to change the environment
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705748Z Version : 1.1.3
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705824Z Author : Microsoft Corporation
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7705924Z Help : [More Information](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=613733)
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7706023Z ==============================================================================
2018-05-17T13:00:13.7775377Z ##[command]C:\agent\_work\1\s\GloBill\InstallBackEnd.bat
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8030595Z
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8031049Z C:\agent\_work\1\s>sc create GloBillBackEnd ../Services/GloBill.WS.exe
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8048684Z [SC] OpenSCManager FAILED 5:
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8048781Z
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8048901Z Access is denied.
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8048957Z
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8064609Z ##[error]Process completed with exit code 5.
2018-05-17T13:00:13.8073202Z ##[section]Finishing: Run script GloBill/InstallBackEnd.bat
I'm running out of ideas.
The problem was that I was trying to deploy a release from a hosted agent that resided on another machine.
I had to configure a new agent solely for deploying, then i had to tweak my installation script a little by adding the -executionpolicy bypass command.
Here is the new script:
(%1 is the file path)
Powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File %1 -username Username -password ****** -exepath *exe* -serviceName *svcName*

trouble publishing website TFS 2013

I have a TFS 2013 build that I'm trying to get to publish to a folder on the build server. I've installed WebDeploy, but I always get the error:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v12.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets (4274): Web deployment task failed. (Could not connect to the remote computer ("localhost"). On the remote computer, make sure that Web Deploy is installed and that the required process ("Web Management Service") is started. Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_DESTINATION_NOT_REACHABLE.)
I've set up a website on the build server and that's where I'm trying to publish the website. Actually I don't even care about publishing it per se - I just need my build output to go to a folder locally automatically. Right now we have to manually open the solution and choose Publish... to get the output that subsequent InstallShield builds need for input. Here are my MSBuild arguments. Does anyone have any idea what could be missing?
/p:SrcDir=C:\Builds\TFS\WebApps\Src
/p:RevKeyname=WebAppsRevNr
/p:DeployOnBuild=true
/p:DeployTarget=MsDeployPublish
/p:MSDeployServiceURL=https://127.0.0.1:8172/msdeploy.axd
/p:CreatePackageOnPublish=True
/p:DeployIisAppPath="WebApp"
/p:MsDeployPublishMethod=WMSVC
/p:AllowUntrustedCertificate=True
/p:AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings=False
/p:Authtype=NTLM /p:username=""
I've checked both net start wmsvc and net start msdepsvc and both are running. Any ideas?
Thanks!
UPDATE
I've tried everything that Andy suggested and now when I run this from the command line I get this bizarre error message:
"C:\Workspace\VS2013\WebApps\Main\Src\webapps.sln" (default target) (1) ->
"C:\Workspace\VS2013\WebApps\Main\Src\CoreWebApps\CoreWebApps.csproj"
(default
target) (7) ->
(AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStringsCore target) ->
C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\Web\Microsoft.Web
.Publishing.targets(2295,5): error : Could not open Source file: Could not
find
a part of the path
'C:\Workspace\VS2013\WebApps\Main\Src\CoreWebApps\Areas\Adm
in\Views\Web.config;Areas\Admin\Views\Web.config'.
[C:\Workspace\VS2013\WebApps
\Main\Src\CoreWebApps\CoreWebApps.csproj]
Any idea why it's looking for Web.config;Areas\Admin\Views\Web.config'.? That makes no sense.
Please try below items to narrow down the issue:
Try to use IP or Machine Name instead of "localhost"
Logon your build agent machine, then manually execute the same
MSBuild command within the same arguments(which you provided in build
definition) to build and deploy your solution, then check result. You
need to ensure you can manually run the same MSBuild command within
deploy argument to build and deploy your solution successfully from
build agent machine. Then use the same deploy arguments in TFS Build
definition.
Double check Web Deploy settings to make sure that the name of the
website is exactly that of what's in IIS.
Install Web Management Tools before Web
Deploy : Install the Web Management Services (Roles -> Web Server >
Management Tools > Management Services). Then uninstall Web Deploy, and then install Web Deploy again.
You can also reference this thread for your troubleshooting.
Update:
For the issue "Could not open Source file: Could not find a part of the path" you can reference below similar articles for the troubleshooting.
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8f959964-c951-4f9a-8486-8283a925c9f6/build-error-could-not-open-source-file-though-i-know-it-exists?forum=windowsazurewebsitespreview
https://our.umbraco.org/forum/getting-started/installing-umbraco/60222-Umbraco-721-Build-fails-after-deploy-to-Azure-WebSite (See the last two answers)

ASP.NET 5 site fails to publish to azure appservice because of a long path

I'm trying to publish a relatively new ASP.NET site to azure appservice from Visual Studio.
I'm getting the following error message during the preview:
The "Dnu" task failed unexpectedly.
System.Exception:
Microsoft .NET Development Utility Clr-x86-1.0.0-rc1-16231
Copying to output path C:\Users*****\AppData\Local\Temp\PublishTemp*****************.********.WebApi114
Error: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.
at Microsoft.DNX.Tasks.Dnu.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.d__26.MoveNext()
Path is long indeed. How do I fix it?
Error is from windows file API, not control by Azure App Service. Sadly I think you will have to find a way to shorter your file path in order to fix this issue.
I was running into the same issue trying to build an Angular2 app locally. So I tend to agree with Xiaomin that it may be a local issue. What worked for me was to run the dnu publish command from a command prompt with the output flag set with a shorter folder destination provided. For example, navigate to the location of the project you want to publish in a command prompt and type:
"dnu publish --runtime active -o c:\Sample"
The above command will post your output to c:\Sample.
You can interrogate the options as follows:
"dnu -help"
"dnu publish -help"

WebDeploy runcommand issue

I'm trying to deploy a package with WebDeploy V3.
The installation process is to sync between a source folder to a destination folder on the remote computer and run a certain powershell script after the sync is done.
The command being executed is:
'"C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -verb:sync -source:dirPath='C:\source' -dest:dirPath='D:\destination',computerName=XXX -postSync:runcommand='powershell -inputformat none D:\destination\Install.ps1',successReturnCodes=0'
This yields the following error:
Info: Using ID '49edd786-d8a0-4acf-be7b-95dd6e1391cc' for connections to the remote server. Performing '-postSync'... Info:
Using ID '5ef9d005-82fa-4811-9f51-1741c8d622de' for connections to the remote server.
Info: Adding MSDeploy.runCommand (MSDeploy.runCommand).
Error: (11/28/2012 4:34:24 AM) An error occurred when the request was processed on the remote computer. Error: The entry type 'Unknown' was not expected at this time. The serialization stream may be corrupted.
Error count: 1.
Error during '-postSync'. Total changes: 0 (0 added, 0 deleted, 0 updated, 0 parameters changed, 0 bytes copied)
Searching the net for this error, I didn't see anybody who encountered it when using runcommand provider. If anybody encountered a similar issue and has ideas or suggestions I would be most thankful..
From what I've seen, using runCommand to execute an arbitrary command line might be a bit buggy. Try moving the commandline into a bat or cmd file and providing a (full?) path to that. The file will be uploaded and executed, as long as you don't try to pass in any arguments to it.
For future viewers of this post: I encountered this same specific error (Error: The entry type 'Unknown' was not expected at this time. The serialization stream may be corrupted) after adding runCommand provider usage to my MyProject.wpp.targets file for the Web Publishing Pipeline MSBuild process. The path was direct cmd shell input used in order to clear readonly flags with attrib -R.
In my case, my build server was configured with WebDeploy 3.0, while the server targeted by the deployment package was configured with Webdeploy 2.0. After upgrading the target server to Webdeploy 3.0 this particular problem was resolved.
However due to other errors surrounding runCommand (providing the correct path to the destination executable at package runtime) my solution still doesn't work entirely so take this all with a grain of salt.

Problems using CruiseControl.Net API : project not found

I am trying to retrieve Build Projects related information from my CruiseControl server through command line using cccmd.exe and passing the url and project name as command line arguments. The problem is when I am trying to use API's exposed by Cruise Control Service like
client.GetArtifactDirectory(project.Name);
client.GetLatestBuildName(project.Name);
I am getting the exception "The project does not exists on the CCNet Server" for my local CCNet Server.
For my production build server, I am getting the exception "Key cannot be null".
Finally found the solution, had to copy the folders and foldername.state files that are created during project build process to the directory from where ccservice.exe was running.