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Windows services, also referred to as NT services, are background service processes run by the Service Control Manager based on the service settings and optionally restarted as needed. Windows services are also capable of being launched on demand, based on other service dependencies.

More information at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d56de412(v=vs.80).aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service

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Automatically restart Coldfusion at set intervals on IIS 7.0

What is the easiest way to tell IIS7 to restart Coldfusion Server at set time intervals (every 6 hours for example) without paying for something like Service Hawk?
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Should windows services be created with custom users, or should I use one of LocalSystem/LocalService/NetworkService

I'm asking the question in general for the average custom developed NT service or unix OSS daemon ported to windows with SCM support. However, at the moment my immediate concern is for mongodb. From my experience with UNIX I like all my services to…
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Postgresql server will not start

I'm on Windows 7. I restarted my computer. I then tried to connect to the database and got an error. I don't remember which one in particular but it was some connection issue. I decided to try to restart the server, so I clicked on "Restart server"…
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Which tool / technology: System management for databases and dependent services

I'm looking for advice on how to enable our team to take down and re-start our company systems for maintenance purposes. The scenario includes several Oracle db machines several MS SQL Server machines with multiple instances windows services (IIS…
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Windows port forwarding

This is the scenario: A Windows XP client A Linux Server The client is natted/firewalled/unreacheable from outside, the linux server is public. I need to allow the client, once upon some conditions, to expose the remote desktop port (3389) on the…
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How to find out who is starting a service?

In one of our servers, SQL Server service though set to manual and its dependant services are stopped, still it starts automatically if we stop the SQL Server service. Is there a utility or way to find out who or which service is starting SQL Server…
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How do I prevent a Windows service from setting its own startup type to automatic?

I have a self-starting service, but I want to start it manually instead. However, as long as the service is running, it continues to monitor its startup type status, and as soon as I change it to manual startup, it automatically changes back to auto…
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Multiple per-user services on Windows Server 2022?

We just upgraded a couple of servers to Windows Server 2022. I am noticing in the Services Control Panel, a number of services which present multiple instances, presumably one instance for every user context logged in to the server. See screenshot…
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Windows Network Setup Service (NetSetupSvc) starts and stops every few minutes, flooding System log

NetSetupSvc is a helper service for installing network drivers and managing low-level network settings. It is trigger-started via RPC and automatically stops after 3 seconds. During normal operation this service is never used. In my case it seems to…
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Any possible way to receive an alert of Windows Server being "unresponsive"?

We currently use ServiceNow to have many alerts like ping, 100% CPU/RAM utilization, disk space being almost full, etc. but we are investigating if we can receive an alert when the OS is "unresponsive", that is, cannot connect by RDP or VMware…
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Can not modify Remore Procedure Call (RPC) service

I have an admin account on my windows, and I used to disable the RPC service before, but recently I can't even modify that. It is permanently disabled, and I can't change its properties. Does anyone have a clue to tell me what could be the…
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Can a Windows service require a certain Windows Capability?

I'm creating a service that makes use of sshd (aka OpenSSH.Server). However, although I know that all the Windows versions we need to support can run sshd, I can't guarantee that it'll actually be installed on every machine the service will run…
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Why does Console App start when user runs it, but does not run when run as a windows service under the same user account (Access Denied)?

I have a console application that can be run when a user executes it via the Windows Start Menu; however, if that same application is wrapped into a Windows Service and the same user account is used to run it the Service fails to start with the…
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How could domain controller not be able to change password of AD user

Trying to troubleshoot a customer. We have a service running on their AD domain controller. The service rotates passwords for certain accounts defined by customer at a predetermined timeout. The service works on every customer site so far. However,…
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Which process is writing to specific Event Viewer Log

I republished a Windows Service to change the name of the Event Viewer file it logs to. However it continues to use the old log. I see the new one listed under Applications and Services Logs however it is empty. I see the both the new one and the…
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