Signal that service failed to start

[lokelo]

Probably a simple answer, but how do i signal that a service failed to start from the OnStart method?
I want my service to first try to read in a config file. If for some reason it can not read the config file, the service should not start and i want to notify the user directly. Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[IfYouSaySo]

Write a message to the EventLog. That is the way you are supposed to signal to the user that a problem occured within a service.