DevOps Windows Service Manager - install top shelf service where the name contains spaces

Question

I'm using Windows Service manager within a devops release pipeline to install a top shelf service.

If the Service Name is "My Service" it fails

However, if I change it to "MyService" it works

You can install top shelf services using the command line with space and you could also do it in the old release manager.

Any idea how I can get this to work?

Thanks

Answer 1

From the resource code of this task, Windows Service Manager.

"name": "ServiceName",

           "type": "string",

           "label": "Service name",

           "defaultValue": "",

           "required": true,

           "helpMarkDown": "The exact name of the windows service installed on the deployment group target."

I suppose you need to validate the service name installed on your target machine before you input it in the task field.