Difference between revisions of "Windows Services"
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* The Windows User need permission to run a service with that user account. | * The Windows User need permission to run a service with that user account. | ||
# First enable [[Windows Group Policy]] editor. | # First enable [[Windows Group Policy]] editor. | ||
| + | ===PowerShell script=== | ||
| + | a function for PowerShell that changes the username, password, and restarts a service on a remote computer (you can use localhost if you want to change the local server). I've used this for monthly service account password resets on hundreds of servers. | ||
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| + | You can find a copy of the original at http://www.send4help.net/change-remote-windows-service-credentials-password-powershel-495 | ||
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| + | It also waits until the service is fully stopped to try to start it again, unlike one of the other answers. | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Function Set-ServiceAcctCreds([string]$strCompName,[string]$strServiceName,[string]$newAcct,[string]$newPass){ | ||
| + | $filter = 'Name=' + "'" + $strServiceName + "'" + '' | ||
| + | $service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter | ||
| + | $service.Change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$newAcct,$newPass) | ||
| + | $service.StopService() | ||
| + | while ($service.Started){ | ||
| + | sleep 2 | ||
| + | $service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | $service.StartService() | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Best Practice]] | [[Category:Best Practice]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 9 August 2020
Full Title or Meme
Best practices on using Windows Services.
Solutions
- How to Allow Non-Admin Users to Start/Stop Windows Service?
- The Windows User need permission to run a service with that user account.
- First enable Windows Group Policy editor.
PowerShell script
a function for PowerShell that changes the username, password, and restarts a service on a remote computer (you can use localhost if you want to change the local server). I've used this for monthly service account password resets on hundreds of servers.
You can find a copy of the original at http://www.send4help.net/change-remote-windows-service-credentials-password-powershel-495
It also waits until the service is fully stopped to try to start it again, unlike one of the other answers.
Function Set-ServiceAcctCreds([string]$strCompName,[string]$strServiceName,[string]$newAcct,[string]$newPass){
$filter = 'Name=' + "'" + $strServiceName + "'" + ''
$service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter
$service.Change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$newAcct,$newPass)
$service.StopService()
while ($service.Started){
sleep 2
$service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter
}
$service.StartService()
}
