Windows Service Status

[kpu]

Does anyone know how to find out if a service is running or stopped or how to stop it. I know you can use the "net stop" command, but thought there might be a better way.

I'm trying to stop and start the "System Restore Service". and verify that it has stopped.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

[kpu]

I guess I found one way is to dump it to a text file and then read it.

net stop "System Restore Service" > status.txt

Any other ideas?

[MHz]

Try:

sc query "servicename"

More options with sc.exe, if it is suitable.

[SvenP]

you may be able to check the return code...

$a = RunWait("net stop srservice","",@SW_HIDE)

MsgBox(4096,"",$a)

but I am not sure you can turn on and off the srservice in this way... you may need to research...

Lar.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you have no problems using a beta version of AutoIt, you can do things like this in the beta version 3.1.1.20:

; AutoITCOM 3.1.1
;
; Test file
;
; Stops and starts the 'Windows Update' service
;
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/ishelldispatch2/ishelldispatch2.asp

; Open Windows Shell object
$oShell=ObjCreate("shell.application")


if $oShell.IsServiceRunning("wuauserv") then  

   $oShell.ServiceStop("wuauserv",false)

   Msgbox(0,"Service Stopped","Service: automatic update services is now stopped")
   
   $oShell.ServiceStart("wuauserv",false)

   Msgbox(0,"Service Started","Service: automatic update services is started again")

endif

Regards,

-Sven

[Chris_1013]

Cool, I need to do this for a script I'm writing however, this only covers part of my task. Any ideas on how to;

Get the startup type of a service

Get a list of services

I've done some googling, but not had much luck :-(

[CyberSlug]

Cool, I need to do this for a script I'm writing however, this only covers part of my task. Any ideas on how to;

Get the startup type of a service

Get a list of services

I've done some googling, but not had much luck :-(

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You didn't commend on MHz's suggestion....

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DESCRIPTION:
    SC is a command line program used for communicating with the 
    NT Service Controller and services.
USAGE:
    sc <server> [command] [service name] <option1> <option2>...

    The option <server> has the form "\\ServerName"
    Further help on commands can be obtained by typing: "sc [command]"
    Commands:
      query-----------Queries the status for a service, or 
                      enumerates the status for types of services.
      queryex---------Queries the extended status for a service, or 
                      enumerates the status for types of services.
      start-----------Starts a service.
      pause-----------Sends a PAUSE control request to a service.
      interrogate-----Sends an INTERROGATE control request to a service.
      continue--------Sends a CONTINUE control request to a service.
      stop------------Sends a STOP request to a service.
      config----------Changes the configuration of a service (persistant).
      description-----Changes the description of a service.
      failure---------Changes the actions taken by a service upon failure.
      qc--------------Queries the configuration information for a service.
      qdescription----Queries the description for a service.
      qfailure--------Queries the actions taken by a service upon failure.
      delete----------Deletes a service (from the registry).
      create----------Creates a service. (adds it to the registry).
      control---------Sends a control to a service.
      sdshow----------Displays a service's security descriptor.
      sdset-----------Sets a service's security descriptor.
      GetDisplayName--Gets the DisplayName for a service.
      GetKeyName------Gets the ServiceKeyName for a service.
      EnumDepend------Enumerates Service Dependencies.

    The following commands don't require a service name:
    sc <server> <command> <option> 
      boot------------(ok | bad) Indicates whether the last boot should
                      be saved as the last-known-good boot configuration
      Lock------------Locks the Service Database
      QueryLock-------Queries the LockStatus for the SCManager Database
EXAMPLE:
    sc start MyService

Would you like to see help for the QUERY and QUERYEX commands? [ y | n ]:

[Chris_1013]

I don't have much time to read this now, but yeah, it looks quite good. Sorry I missed it, but I was thinking more along the lines of COM stuff. I know there was some great UDFs posted when we had DLL support added, and now with COM it's reduced some of it to just a few lines.

Still, sometimes we have to rely on good ol' fashioned external proggies. But if they do the job, hey why not.

Thanks in advance, will post my thoughts when I've had more of a play.

[kpu]

What I ended up doing is using the "sc \\PC start srservce" then sleeping for a second or two. I would then run "sc \\PC queryex srservce > startus.txt" for a little error control, reads the file for the message and made some "if" statements.

It's not pretty, but it gets the job done. Thanks MHz for the command. I found you can do quite a bit with it. For instance Telnet is disabled on our images. Using the sc command I can change it from manual to demand, start it. After I'm done, I can then stop it and disable it.

Thanks for eveyone assistance on this!

I don't have much time to read this now, but yeah, it looks quite good. Sorry I missed it, but I was thinking more along the lines of COM stuff. I know there was some great UDFs posted when we had DLL support added, and now with COM it's reduced some of it to just a few lines.

Still, sometimes we have to rely on good ol' fashioned external proggies. But if they do the job, hey why not.

Thanks in advance, will post my thoughts when I've had more of a play.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[MHz]

Thanks MHz for the command. I found you can do quite a bit with it.

Thanks kpu for the friendly gesture.

SC.exe is specialized for services, so it is useful.

Com usage with WMI etc. as Sven's example has displayed, should be the ultimate for administrators, when it hits it's prime. Com will launch Autoit into a new era. My thanks also to Sven, and his great examples.