Managing Services

Using the Services command in Server Manager, you can start and stop each of the services available on the computer, determine whether a service starts automatically when the system starts, and control some service startup parameters.

You can use the service startup dialog box to configure when and how a service is started, and optionally, to specify the user account that the service will use to log on. By default, most services log on using a special system account. (Of the services provided with Advanced Server, only the Directory Replicator service logs on using a specific user account.)

When a user account other than the system account is used to log on a service, that user account must have the Password Never Expires option selected.

Permission Required to Configure Server Startup

To configure service startup you must be logged on to a user account that is a member of the Administrators local group.

The services provided with the system are shown in the following table:

Service	Description

Alerter	Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts that occur on this computer. Used by the Server and other services. (Starts by default.)
Computer Browser	Maintains an up-to-date list of computers, and provides the list to applications when requested. Provides the computer lists displayed in the Select Computer and Select Domain dialog boxes, and in the main Server Manager window. (Starts by default.)
Directory Replicator	Replicates directories and the files in those directories, between computers.
EventLog	Records system, security, and application events in the event logs, and enables remote access to those logs. Starts by default. Cannot be stopped from Server Manager; stops together with the Server service.
Net Logon	Verifies the user name and password of each person who attempts to log on to the network or gain access to the server. Starts by default. (Service can be paused.)
Server	Provides file, print, and named pipe sharing, and support for remote procedure calls. Starts by default. (Service can be paused.)
Time Source	Identifies a server as the time source for a domain. Other computers synchronize their clocks with the time server.

Managing Services

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