Disabling services remotely

Tom Dunne

Hi All,

I'm using the NETSVC servicename \\computername /stop to stop a service on a remote Win2k server machine. The only problem is, I want to disable it also.

Anybody know how to do this?

Thanks,

TD.

Capt'n Midnight

Set it up and you can disable almost anything except DHCP client - all you need is IP - no netlogon or sharing any of that stuff

Other options include a batch file - click it and it can close stuff down from that end.

Start
Run
cmd
Net Start > net stop.bat
notepad netstop.bat
and replace 4 spaces with NET STOP " and add another " at end of line.


If you have a domain (XP home need not apply) you can use the server manager...

Tom Dunne

Yes, we do use VNC and Windows Terminal Server.

The reason I want to do it at the command line is that I have 30+ machines I need to disable a service on! I need to write a script to do it. I have tried rclient with a batch file (the /R switch) but it doesn't seem to run properly, may be permission related, I'm not so sure.

As you know, with VNC/WTS I have to log in manually and disable each service in turn. It's no fun with that amount of machines and when I have to start them back up again....

jabberwock

windows 200 resource kit.


I have been playing around with the same idea for a week or so, as we are transfering from RCO to VNC.

so far I've got a silent install of VNC over the network. sets the passwords up with a reg import and starts the service using the 'at' command.

using the lines below in a bat file you can stop and disable a service.

'sc' is in the Win2k resource kit

sc \\%1 stop service
sc \\%1 config service start= disabled

Capt'n Midnight

you can use AT to schedule a command remotely - just set it for 5 minutes time. Note you should also setup Time synch on the network


At > at-list.txt
if errorlevel 1 goto checkOS
find "net time /domain:MyDomain /set /y" < at-list.txt
If errorlevel 1 At %1 11:00 /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su net time /domain:MyDomain /set /y

net time \\192.168.0.1 /Set /Y

Note: could also use this in a logon script to start the schedule service etc...

WinAT is a graphic version from the resource kit.

Once upon a time I had to remote admin an NT 3.51 server - could not use VNC - so setup a batch file to run every 5 minutes
it would check for the existance of another batch file - if it existed call it and then delete it. - so all i had to do was push a batch file in a shared folder on the server and wait 5 minutes...

If you have a really secure folder (ha) you could use a central batch file and dump a text file locally so you know it has been run...

Must post that VNC install - there is one on the FIRE cd too.

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by jabberwock


sc \\%1 stop service
sc \\%1 config service start= disabled

I've tried the disabled option, but it doesn't like the syntax. I've tried various permutations, still no joy. The stop service works fine.

It tells me that the correct syntaxt is sc config service name - it doesn't give an option to do it on a remote machine (which seem quite odd). Am I missing something?

Beëlzebooze

write the correct value directly to the clients registry?
HKLM\System\Currentcontrolset\services\"Service you want to control"

Key: Start

Value:
1 = system
2 = Automatic
3 = manual
4 = disable

marrakesh

use a VBS script and apply to all computers in the domain.

GUI

lads,
did ye all forget the WMI Interface?

to control any computer on a domain with domain admin permissions..

right-click on Computer Management
and connect to another computer

enter computer name

then go to Services and Applications
and u can control them as if u were at the local machine

start stop configure services and device manager

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by GUI
lads,
did ye all forget the WMI Interface?

to control any computer on a domain with domain admin permissions..

Yes, I know, but the whole point is that there are over 30+ machines and to log into each on individually is too slow.

Bit of background - working in an IT dept for a multinational, we have regular shutdowns, roughly every 3 months. We have a limited downtime in which to get loads of projects done (not just us - there are other groups aswell). We are the constraint of the shutdowns - we hold everybody up while we are logging into each machine and disabling services, same goes when we are bringing everything back up. Hence my need to script as much as possible and speed things up.

I'll keep at it an let y'all know how I get on.

TD.

GUI

tom
there are many resource kit tools that are designed for this purpose..

ive used a few of them in the past

Capt'n Midnight

set PC BIOS to Resume if power failure (or boot on LAN)

net view > pclist.txt
parse the list using the FOR command
Shutdown.exe \\PC /Y/ C (add /R for a reboot now) - resource kit

to turn them all on again - trip the power - servers have UPS's don't they -

( better yet leave a copy of cluster knoppix in a laptop )

Disabling services - batch file
net start > net-stop.bat - change 4 spaces to NET STOP" for the services you want to stop....