How to start/stop services via command line 1

[maybeimaleo]

Is there a way to stop and start services via a command line? Or maybe via a batch file? I don't see any commands in the standard install of Windows 2000 svr...

 

[EBGreen]

At a command prompt type:

Net help start
net help stop

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[EBGreen]

Oh, and google is your firend:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=start+a+service+from+the+command+line&btnG=Google+Search

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[maybeimaleo]

Yeah, figures. I am never good at searching. Always get what I don't want.


Thanks for your help!

 

[EBGreen]

I usually start as descriptive as possible (in this case I use d "start a service from the command line") then take pieces off the search string until I get what I want.

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[58sniper]

You can sc.exe from the resource kit, which is much more powerful than that net start/stop method. You can even use it to start/stop/configure services on remote machines.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[markdmac]

and with the native command you can configure a restart like this:

net stop servicename & net start servicename

The above will wait for the service to stop then restart it.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[maybeimaleo]

Thanks everyone!

What resource kit do I need to get sc.exe?

 

[EBGreen]

According to Google it is probably in every resource kit since NT, but I know it is in 2k.

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]