How to make a batch file on starting and stopping services from command prompt ?

VistaKing · Aug 12, 2008

does anyone know how to make a batch file where you could start ,disable , stop and manual for a service from the command prompt ?

for example instead of going to services.msc and right clicking on a service then clicking on properties then making the startup to be manual,automatic or disable . I could do with a batch file where i would just launch the batch file and it would make the startup to manual and then disable the service that i want to disable.

Fumz · Aug 12, 2008

Aside from the obvious, what is it you're trying to accomplish? What services do you want disabled at one time but not another?

z3r010 · Aug 12, 2008

net start <service name>

net stop <service name>

VistaKing · Aug 12, 2008

I want to know how I could make a service start manually or autmatically or disable from a command prompt by making a batch file. Instead of right-clicking on a service then going to properties and then click on the down arrow on startup and point to "automatic,disable or manual". Its for work. I know about net start " service name " and net stop " service name " . I'm trying to have it where it disables a service and I could make it manual instead of automatic from the batch file.

johngalt · Aug 12, 2008

Fumz · Aug 12, 2008

Seriously, I want to learn something here. I understand what you're trying to do, but what I want to know is why? What are the practical applications of doing this?

johngalt · Aug 12, 2008

Simple - an easy way to disable services - some services are in automatic mode and will auto start themselves even if you stop them - Indexing for example.

VistaKing · Aug 12, 2008

Johngalt,
SC? What I'm trying to do is from the command prompt(cmd) is to make a service manual then disable it then start it again. I want that as a batch file .So when I run the batch file thats what it does. If you can tell me how that would be great.

johngalt · Aug 13, 2008

Did you bother to read that link?

Code:

DESCRIPTION:
        SC is a command line program used for communicating with the
        Service Control Manager 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 (persistent).
          description-----Changes the description of a service.
          failure---------Changes the actions taken by a service upon failure.
          failureflag-----Changes the failure actions flag of a service.
          sidtype---------Changes the service SID type of a service.
          privs-----------Changes the required privileges of a service.
          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.
          qfailureflag----Queries the failure actions flag of a service.
          qsidtype--------Queries the service SID type of a service.
          qprivs----------Queries the required privileges of a service.
          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.
          showsid---------Displays the service SID string corresponding to an arbitrary name.
          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 ]:

VistaKing · Aug 13, 2008

johngalt said:

Did you bother to read that link?

Code:

DESCRIPTION:
        SC is a command line program used for communicating with the
        Service Control Manager 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 (persistent).
          description-----Changes the description of a service.
          failure---------Changes the actions taken by a service upon failure.
          failureflag-----Changes the failure actions flag of a service.
          sidtype---------Changes the service SID type of a service.
          privs-----------Changes the required privileges of a service.
          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.
          qfailureflag----Queries the failure actions flag of a service.
          qsidtype--------Queries the service SID type of a service.
          qprivs----------Queries the required privileges of a service.
          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.
          showsid---------Displays the service SID string corresponding to an arbitrary name.
          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 ]:

John,
Yes I did. Still stuck on how I would go about writing a .bat file so when I launch the .bat file. It makes a service to manual in the startup choice then disables it then starts it. By the way how did you get the entire thing from command prompt to show up from the SC /? I type that and it goes down but doesn't show me the top portion.

VMLENZA · Aug 15, 2008

Aha - I think you (johngalt) have answered the question(s) I ask in Batch Job How to? Thank you!

johngalt · Aug 16, 2008

Glad it helped you, VMLENZA.

VistaKing, writing a batch job would be simple enough - since SC is a commandline option, you'd use it in a batch file like any other command line in a batch file:

Code:

sc <servername> [command] [service name] <option1> <options 2> ...

Doing that you'd have to know the service name. If you won't know the service name prior to execution, write the batch file as follows:

Code:

sc <servername> [command] %1 <option1> <options 2> ...

and save it as a batch file in a directory that is included in your path. To find out the directories that are a part of your path, type

Code:

path

and it will list your current path.

If you want to store it in a new directory, and append that directory to your path, go to Control Panel --> System and Maintenance --> System, then click Advanced system settings on the left hand side (if you have UAC enabled, you'll need to grant elevated privileges by clicking the Continue button) and the click the Environment Variables... button. In the top section you can add your directory to the path for your user only, and in the bottom section you can add the directory to the system path (meaning it will be in the path for *all* users).

Now, you can just run it from the CMD window or a Run dialog by entering

Code:

sc {servicename}

and that batch file will run that command with whatever parameters you have set in the batch file.

now, to make it truly interactive, you'd have to do some fancy footwork using choice and wait / pause commands, but you get the general idea.

wlincoln · Sep 9, 2008

This is the code that i use within a batch file to interrgogate (check the status) of a specific service.

Echo Interrogating phxctmspfs01
echo off
sc \\phxctmspfs01 interrogate fnfdashboardagent
pause

After interrogating the service it pauses. You can add the additional responses to a menu to run at that point to stop or start the service. Keep in mind that the SC command doesnot have a restart command.

AvatarOfTheShip · Sep 10, 2008

I think what Fumz is trying to get at is - OK, it's easy to see why you might want to turn a service on or off, but why do you want to change the startup profile of the service programmatically? If you have services A, B, C you may want to interact with in realtime, is it so hard to just go in ahead of time, change them to Manual, and just ... leave them that way? Surely the set of services you need to manipulate in this way is not indeterminate, which would be the main reason for a programmatic approach?

morrison5891 · Jun 29, 2010

I know this is an old thread ... but I know this will help at least one person ...

MilesAhead · Jun 29, 2010

AvatarOfTheShip said:
I think what Fumz is trying to get at is - OK, it's easy to see why you might want to turn a service on or off, but why do you want to change the startup profile of the service programmatically? If you have services A, B, C you may want to interact with in realtime, is it so hard to just go in ahead of time, change them to Manual, and just ... leave them that way? Surely the set of services you need to manipulate in this way is not indeterminate, which would be the main reason for a programmatic approach?

Not everyone sits in front of the machine interactively using GUIs. Say for example you are a system administrator on a network of PCs and you want to change settings on 100 machines. Takes a long time to get on a plane to another city, log in, and use the GUI.

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