Error "Failed to open the Service Control Manager" when running "tibcoadmin_%DOMAINNAME%.exe --uninstall" in command on Windows.

Error "Failed to open the Service Control Manager" when running "tibcoadmin_%DOMAINNAME%.exe --uninstall" in command on Windows.

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Article ID: KB0090025

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Products Versions
TIBCO Administrator -
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Description

Resolution:
Description:
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In Windows 7, other than Administrator, the local system account has limited access rights for a service in the command windows. To run uninstall services from the command window, the following error is being thrown:

tibcoadmin_&ltdomain name>.exe --uninstall
tibcoadmin_&ltdomain name>.exe --install
tibcoadmin_&ltdomain name>.exe --update

Failed to open the Service Control Manager.


Environment:
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TIBCO Administrator 5.x.x
TIBCO Runtime Agent 5.x.x
OS: Windows

Resolution:
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Start the Command Prompt by selecting "Run As Administrator"

Issue/Introduction

Error "Failed to open the Service Control Manager" when running "tibcoadmin_%DOMAINNAME%.exe --uninstall" in command on Windows.