[Py2exe-users] py2exe 0.5.3 Microsoft Services command-line help confusion

[Jim V. <Jim...@no...>]

Hello,

Apologies if I missed this in the archive, but it is a source of confusion
for me.


Here is the command-line, "help" information provided by a Microsoft Service
generated by py2exe 0.5.3:

> my_service.exe

Services are supposed to be run by the system after they have been
installed.
These command line options are available for (de)installation:
        -help
        -install
        -remove
        -auto
        -disabled
        -interactive
        -user: <arg>
        -password: <arg>


The following installs the service using the default account (i.e., the user
and password information is ignored):

> my_service.exe -install -auto -user: me -password: ok



The following installs the service using the specified user and password
information (note absence of colons):

> my_service.exe -install -auto -user me -password ok



I found the following lines in the "help" to be confusing:

        -user: <arg>
        -password: <arg>

What is the reason for the colons?


-- jv