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Scripts to manage Services
Changing a Service Account Password
Configuring Service Error Control Codes
Configuring Service Start Options
Determining Services that can be Paused
Determining Services Running in All Processes
Determining Services Running in a Process
Determining Services that can be Stopped
Enumerating Antecedent Services for a Single Service
Enumerating Dependent Services for All Services
Enumerating Dependent Services for a Single Service
Enumerating Inactive Services
Enumerating Service Load Order Groups
Installing a Service
Monitoring Service Performance
Pausing Services Running Under a Specific Account
Removing a Service
Resuming AutoStart Services that are Paused
Retrieving Service Properties
Retrieving Service Status
Retrieving Service Status Changes from Event Logs
Starting AutoStart Services that have Stopped
Starting a Service and Its Dependents
Stopping a Service and Its Dependents
Stopping Services Running Under a Specific Account
Switching Service Accounts to Local Service
Changes the service account password for any services running under the hypothetical service account Netsvc.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For Each objservice in colServiceList
If objService.Startname = ".\netsvc" Then
errReturn = objService.Change( , , , , , , , "password")
End If
Next
Configures all auto-start services to issue an alert if the service fails during startup.
Const NORMAL_ERROR_CONTROL = 2
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service where ErrorControl = 'Ignore'")
For Each objService in colServiceList
errReturn = objService.Change( , , , NORMAL_ERROR_CONTROL)
Next
Disables all services configured as manual start. Among other things, this prevents Power Users from being able to start these services.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service where StartMode = 'Manual'")
For Each objService in colServiceList
errReturnCode = objService.Change( , , , , "Disabled")
Next
Returns a list of services that can be stopped.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where AcceptPause = True")
For Each objService in colServices
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName
Next
Returns a list of processes and all the services currently running in each process.
set objIdDictionary = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where State <> 'Stopped'")
For Each objService in colServices
If objIdDictionary.Exists(objService.ProcessID) Then
Else
objIdDictionary.Add objService.ProcessID, objService.ProcessID
End If
Next
colProcessIDs = objIdDictionary.Items
For i = 0 to objIdDictionary.Count - 1
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where ProcessID = '" & _
colProcessIDs(i) & "'")
Wscript.Echo "Process ID: " & colProcessIDs(i)
For Each objService in colServices
Wscript.Echo VbTab & objService.DisplayName
Next
Next
Returns a list of services running in the Services.exe process.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
If objService.PathName = "C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe" Then
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName
End If
Next
Returns a list of services that can be stopped.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where AcceptStop = True")
For Each objService in colServices
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName
Next
Enumerates all the services that must be running before the SMTP service can be started.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_service.Name='SMTPSVC'} Where " _
& "AssocClass=Win32_DependentService " & "Role=Dependent")
For Each objService in colServiceList
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName
Next
Returns a list of all the services installed on a computer that are currently stopped.
Const ForAppending = 8
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objLogFile = _
objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\scripts\service_dependencies.csv", _
ForAppending, True)
objLogFile.Write("Service Dependencies")
objLogFile.Writeline
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For Each objService in colListofServices
objServiceRegistryName = objService.Name
objServiceDisplayName = objService.DisplayName
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_Service.Name='" & objServiceRegistryName & "'} Where " & _
"AssocClass=Win32_DependentService Role=Antecedent" )
If colServiceList.Count = 0 then
objLogFile.Write(objServiceDisplayName) & ", None"
objLogFile.Writeline
Else
For Each objDependentService in colServiceList
objLogFile.Write(objServiceDisplayName) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objDependentService.DisplayName)
Next
objLogFile.WriteLine
End If
Next
objLogFile.Close
Enumerates all the services that cannot start until the Rasman service has started.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_Service.Name='rasman'} Where " _
& "AssocClass=Win32_DependentService " & "Role=Antecedent" )
For Each objService in colServiceList
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName
Next
Returns a list of all the services installed on a computer that are currently stopped.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & _
"{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colStoppedServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("SELECT DisplayName,State FROM Win32_Service WHERE State <> 'Running'")
For Each objService in colStoppedServices
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName & " = " & objService.State
Next
Returns a list of all the service load order groups found on a computer, and well as their load order.
On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_LoadOrderGroup")
For Each objItem in colItems
Wscript.Echo "Driver Enabled: " & objItem.DriverEnabled
Wscript.Echo "Group Order: " & objItem.GroupOrder
Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
Wscript.Echo
Next
Installs a hypothetical service Db.exe.
Const OWN_PROCESS = 16
Const NOT_INTERACTIVE = False
Const NORMAL_ERROR_CONTROL = 2
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objService = objWMIService.Get("Win32_BaseService")
errReturn = objService.Create("DbService" ,"Personnel Database" , _
"c:\windows\system32\db.exe", OWN_PROCESS, NORMAL_ERROR_CONTROL, "Manual", _
NOT_INTERACTIVE, "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService", "" )
Wscript.Echo errReturn
Uses formatted performance counters to retrieve performance data for the DHCP Server service.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set objRefresher = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemRefresher")
Set colDHCPServer = objRefresher.AddEnum _
(objWMIService, "win32_PerfFormattedData_DHCPServer_DHCPServer"). _
ObjectSet
objRefresher.Refresh
For i = 1 to 60
For Each objDHCPServer in colDHCPServer
Wscript.Echo "Acknowledgements per second: " & _
objDHCPServer.AcksPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Declines per second: " & _
objDHCPServer.DeclinesPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Discovers per second: " & _
objDHCPServer.DiscoversPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Informs per second: " & objDHCPServer.InformsPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Offers per second: " & objDHCPServer.OffersPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Releases per second: " & _
objDHCPServer.ReleasesPerSec
Wscript.Echo "Requests per second: " & _
objDHCPServer.RequestsPerSec
Next
Wscript.Sleep 10000
objRefresher.Refresh
Next
Pauses all services running under the hypothetical service account Netsvc.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For each objService in colServices
If objService.StartName = ".\netsvc" Then
errReturnCode = objService.PauseService()
End If
Next
Removes a hypothetical service named DbService.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where Name = 'DbService'")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
objService.StopService()
objService.Delete()
Next
Restarts any auto-start services that have been paused.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where State = 'Paused' and StartMode = 'Auto'")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
objService.ResumeService()
Next
Retrieves a complete list of services and their associated properties. Information is saved to a text file: C:\Scripts\Service_List.cs.
Const ForAppending = 8
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objLogFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\scripts\service_list.csv", _
ForAppending, True)
objLogFile.Write _
("System Name,Service Name,Service Type,Service State, Exit " _
& "Code,Process ID,Can Be Paused,Can Be Stopped,Caption," _
& "Description,Can Interact with Desktop,Display Name,Error " _
& "Control, Executable Path Name,Service Started," _
& "Start Mode,Account Name ")
objLogFile.Writeline
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
objLogFile.Write(objService.SystemName) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.Name) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.ServiceType) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.State) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.ExitCode) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.ProcessID) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.AcceptPause) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.AcceptStop) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.Caption) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.Description) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.DesktopInteract) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.DisplayName) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.ErrorControl) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.PathName) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.Started) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.StartMode) & ","
objLogFile.Write(objService.StartName) & ","
objLogFile.writeline
Next
objLogFile.Close
Returns a list of all the services installed on a computer, and indicates their current status (typically, running or not running).
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colRunningServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For Each objService in colRunningServices
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName & VbTab & objService.State
Next
Retrieves events from the System event log that have an event ID of 7036. These events are recorded any time a service changes status.
Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceEvents = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_NTLogEvent Where Logfile = 'System' and " _
& "EventCode = '7036'")
For Each strEvent in colServiceEvents
dtmConvertedDate.Value = strEvent.TimeWritten
Wscript.Echo dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
Wscript.Echo strEvent.Message
Next
Restarts any auto-start services that have been stopped.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where State = 'Stopped' and StartMode = " _
& "'Auto'")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
objService.StartService()
Next
Starts the NetDDE service and all its dependent services.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service where Name='NetDDE'")
For each objService in colServiceList
errReturn = objService.StartService()
Next
Wscript.Sleep 20000
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_Service.Name='NetDDE'} Where " _
& "AssocClass=Win32_DependentService " & "Role=Dependent" )
For each objService in colServiceList
objService.StartService()
Next
Stops the NetDDE service and all its dependent services.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_Service.Name='NetDDE'} Where " _
& "AssocClass=Win32_DependentService " & "Role=Antecedent" )
For each objService in colServiceList
objService.StopService()
Next
Wscript.Sleep 20000
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service where Name='NetDDE'")
For each objService in colServiceList
errReturn = objService.StopService()
Next
Stops all services running under the hypothetical service account Netsvc.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from win32_Service")
For each objService in colServices
If objService.StartName = ".\netsvc" Then
errReturnCode = objService.StopService()
End If
Next
Changes the service account to LocalService for any services running under the hypothetical service account Netsvc.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service")
For each objService in colServices
If objService.StartName = ".\netsvc" Then
errServiceChange = objService.Change _
( , , , , , , "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService" , "")
End If
Next
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