Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell
| net stop |
Stops a service.
Syntax
net stop service
Options
- service
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The service you want to stop. See net start earlier in this chapter for a list of services you can start and stop.
Examples
Stop the Server service:
net stop server These workstations have sessions on this server: 172.16.11.100 TEST TEST BACH BACH 172.16.11.104 Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [Y]: y These workstations have sessions with open files on this server: 172.16.11.100 172.16.11.104 Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: y The following services are dependent on the Server service. Stopping the Server service will also stop these services. Net Logon Message Queuing Distributed File System Computer Browser Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: n
Stop the Net Logon service:
net stop "net logon" The Net Logon service is stopping. The Net Logon service was stopped successfully.
Restart Net Logon:
net start "net logon" The Net Logon service is starting.......... The Net Logon service was started successfully.
Notes
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Stopping a service removes its associated resources from memory.
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Whenever possible before stopping a service, pause the service first and then send a message to connected users that the service is about to be stopped. This gives users time to save their work and disconnect. See net pause and net send earlier in this chapter.
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You can't stop the Fax service as this service functions on demand and stops automatically when there are no faxes to send or receive.
See Also
net continue , net pause , net send , net start , Services