Questions tagged [services]
On Windows, services are processes running regardless of users logging in. They provide access and features to different programs or processes. On Mac OS X, services are menu bar and context menu items available from any application that can act on a user's selection, like text or files.
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Redirect OR warn (during initial negotiation?) SMTP submitters to use TLS on port 587 - leave 25 explicitly blocked by firewall for better security
This question went over poorly on S.F., but as I said there I've managed to find a lot of closely related information, but not an answer truly addressing my question.
I am expanding on my homelab ...
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Exercising clean code
I have a script that if kept on the same line, it'll be quite annoying to edit. But at the point at where I want to break line, I get the error when running,
-ApplicationParameter : The term '-...
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i want to stop service that is requare admin privileges [closed]
I want to stop some service in a non-admin account, but it requires admin rights, and I can't also open the cmd in admin mode because it needs the user name and password for admin, but I don't know ...
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Apache having problems with PHP
This on W10.
I've been trying to replace a dysfunctional Apache-PHP setup.
I installed (i.e. decompressed) Apache2.4.57 under D:\apps.
I have a php version at D:\apps\php\php7.4.33.
httpd.conf ends ...
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Trying to understand the differences between running rundll32 from a service vs through cli
I'm trying to understand the difference between how things are executed when running under a NT_AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE account that run on startup, vs by the user. I have an executable that spawns a ...
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Cannot Start Windows Process Activation Service On Windows Server 2019?
I have searched high and low and can't figure this one out.
I made a new VM on which Windows Server 2019 Standard was installed.
If WAS is started from Services it gives the following error:
Error 50: ...
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What are the directories that systemd scans for a new service file that runs an application that does not belong to the OS?
I need to create a new systemd service that launches an application stored in /opt/myApp/, where should I create a myService.service file on the Linux filesystem ?
EDIT0 : I created my service into /...
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How to restart "TabletInputService" on Windows 10?
I want to restart this service "TabletInputService" on windows 10 22H2 64bit
I have tried :
net stop TabletInputService
The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this ...
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At boot, howto start systemd service described in a NFS path
on our centos 8 servers, we have many custom services to start at boot time.
To split things between system and "our stuff", we put everything in our path /truc
Thoses services are enabled ...
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Ubuntu - Deleted service still working
I created an .sh file for my remote laptop that would play an alarm file through ffplay and send me a telegram message whenever the power plug got disconnected. The file worked great when I ran it in ...
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Get-Service returns service from source machine, not remote machine
I have:
My local machine
Remote machine one (foo1.bin.com)
Remote machine two (foo2.bin.com)
I have the following piece of code:
Get-Service -ComputerName foo2.bin.com
When I run this code from my ...
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How to execute ipp-over-usb at startup?
I using a non-systemd distribution of Linux (sysvint) am using CUPS for printing. However, the ipp-usb program doesn't execute at startup by default. Somehow I suspect it is because I am not using ...
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Can't do an in-place Update of an Azure cloud service (extended support) after a VIP swap - Public IP is in use (error)
I have successfully performed a VIP swap on a pair of Azure cloud services (extended support) that had Reserved IP addresses (static, although I don't think it matters).
Now I can Update (by uploading ...
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How do I override windows service status perception?
I've got a phantom/ghost service.
The executable is not running. Service Control Manager thinks it's running. Something needs that service to be stopped, it asks Windows ,which will happily continue ...
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BluetoothUserSupport Service issue
I have a strange problem with Bluetooth on Windows 10. All the latest drivers and Windows updates are installed, services set to 'automatic' run. Bluetooth devices paired and and working well, but ...
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starting Jenkins with runas
I am trying to start Jenkins service but via CMD. This service requires specific credentials, because I set up Jenkins to run only with specific account, not as local system account. When I type:
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Can't delete npf64.sys from HikVision SADP install location - in use by invisible service?
I'm trying to fully uninstall HikVision SADP (an IP camera discovery & initial configuration tool) because it isn't working properly and I want to reinstall it cleanly.
The installation path C:\...
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ISP using PRIVATE IP's no more DYNAMIC IP's provided
Can anyone tell me how one can still use FILE HOSTING services. As of now i can still download but the speed is like 16 to 20Kbps.
Last time can use IP Camera now IP Camera no longer works.
Anyone ...
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How to check what is controlling/restarting a Windows Service or view its errors?
There are services which can be found in services.msc
As example, WlanSvc the WLAN AutoConfig.
How can I check which "thing" initiated a Stop or a Restart on a service?
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Automate start of LanmanServer on Windows 10
Background:
On my work machine and my colleagues' machines, the LanmanServer seems to always be set to startup type Disabled even when it was set by the user to Automatic. This means that the user ...
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Transmission on Ubuntu: daemon is running but transmission-remote says Unauthorized User?
I installed Transmission on Ubuntu 20.04 with sudo apt install transmission-daemon.
After starting the service, when I try to get the status with transmission-remote -si I get:
Unauthorized User
I ...
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journalctl entries are logged using the same time, in 5minute intervals
I have a service which queries a database every second and print out results to console. When I look at journalctl I get a couple hundred lines that all have the same timestamp, and then the next ...
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Is there a way to close down a port used by a service during shutdown or boot?
I have some service listen.service which makes the machine act as a TCP server which other clients can connect to. The problem is once the service starts up, it doesn't actually do anything for about ...
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How can i use systemctl to start up a python program on startup in raspbian
I have a python program that receives some data from a different device and prints it to the console. I want to make this program run on startup, the way I read online to do so is by creating a ...
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Cleaning/Debugging services
I have a shell environment library where I maintain all types of checks and helpers functions for my bash/zsh environments (Linux and macOS). I like that periodic checks automatically inspect my OS' ...
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Startup script for Rock 4 SE running Debian
I am trying to run VLC player with a url as input when my Rock starts. I have created a unit file called startup.service and put it in.
/etc/systemd/system/startup.service
It looks like this:
[Unit]
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rclone+nssm: Only SYSTEM can write, I can only read?
I am trying to use NSSM and Rclone to set up on-startup disk mounts of my storages. Unfortunately, it isn't working exactly how I thought it would.
With NSSM, I am launching the service just fine. I ...
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How to run WSL on Windows 11 boot as service
Postgres server on Debian should run on Windows 11 boot.
Debian was installed using
wsl --install Debian
Postgres in Debian using
sudo apt install postgresql-12
Created /etc/wsl.conf as described in ...
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RedHat 8 - adding vsftpd service possibility to reload
I have a few servers running vsFTPd. Some of them on Ubuntu 20.04, some of them on RedHat 8.
For some reason, the default install of vsFTPd on the RedHat 8 systems does not allow the service to reload,...
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Inconsistent values for %j across Systemd service and drop-in units
On a Debian system, let's say I have an instance systemd unit /lib/systemd/system/foo@.service:
[Unit]
Description=good old foo
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/bin/env echo "%%i=[%i] %%j=[%j]...
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I need help closing up some ports on a debian 10 server
I ran nmap on my server and i need help closing up a few ports
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
25/tcp filtered smtp
135/tcp filtered msrpc
139/tcp filtered netbios-ssn
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"Windows Error Reporting" is missing from the services' list
I'm a Windows 10 user. Lately I'm dealing with frequent BSOD episodes (more or less twice a day) that don't appear to be triggered by any specific action of mine; actually they happen mostly when I'm ...
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Various Win10 issues: network, permissions, crashes, services
I run a clean Win10 as a VirtualBox guest in a Linux Host. I use it only for very specific tasks (no browsing) and there's very little software installed on it. Lately it's been behaving very strange.
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MIDI devices not visible anymore after removing services/devices
To reduce the DPC latency of my laptop I played around disabling/removing various drivers and services (without success though), possibly including.
However, I now notice that my MIDI devices do not ...
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Powershell Get-Service : how do I filter out the services that are disabled?
I'm trying to start multiple services using :
Get-Service SERVICE* | Start-Service
When Get-Service returns services that are disabled, I run into the following error :
+ CategoryInfo : ...
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How to check which services are using too much memory
I have a Windows 10 laptop that constantly has high memory usage, even on idle. I did a selective startup with Microsoft and Intel services only, but the memory usage was only marginally lower than ...
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Shell script crashing as systemd unit, works otherwise
I have written a simple shell script to change my wallpaper randomly by running swaybg on an interval, and killing old processes. This script should be POSIX compatible.
#!/bin/sh
set -e
interval=&...
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Noisy sound on Windows 10
The problem: When I let sound play (from Spotify, videogames, making music...) for some time, what seems like white noise eventually appears.
My setup:A desktop running windows 10, with an external ...
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How to fix "Failed to start VNC Server in Service Mode Daemon"
This problem first showed randomly when booting up my Kali Linux laptop, now it doesn't let me get into my desktop and shows me this error.
I can get into tty1 and I tried to start, stop and restart ...
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Does Task Scheduler start a service after entering password?
If I have a service to be started by Task Scheduler that has the property "run only when user is logged on", does it start at the log on screen or after the valid password is entered?
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Displaying services running that are in the context of SYSTEM privileges using the Windows command line
I have been trying to figure out how to put together a proper way of doing this but using findstr to try and match the output of the services running does not seem to be properly doing it.
I have ...
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Where does the incoming Cable/Internet service provider wire (Comcast in my case), get terminated in my low voltage panel?
I was wondering where the incoming cable/service providers wire actually lands on a low voltage panel. It is a residential application & I'd like to learn more on how service actually gets passed ...
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Why does my custom launchd service fail with a status 78?
I was writing a service to execute a command when some file on my Macbook changes following Run Script on File Change on Mac OS X.
This is my service file (~/Library/LaunchAgents/my-service.plist):
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Getting Access is denied : java.io.FileNotFoundException while writing to file
Posting this question here cause it was closed on stackoverflow and considered as off topic
I have a java web application. Some important info about the app:
The web application runs on a service.
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How to avoid cgroup.subtree_control of a delegated unit being reset on service restart
In the systemd v250 environment, when I restart the service, the cgroup.subtree_control is reset.
If I modify the value of cgroup.subtree_control, then when I restart the service, systemd will try to ...
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Cant add bluetooth devices (Couldn't connect error)
I recently installed a custom Windows iso (RekOs) but I cant get it to add bluetooth devices. Bluetooth drivers are up to date. My computer is discoverable on my phone and I can connect to it from my ...
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User services in FreeBSD?
Say for instance I want to start up the emacs server for my user when I log in. In a systemd Linux system, I might make a unit file at ~/.config/systemd/user/emacs.service and enable it with systemctl ...
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container gets default port
i am new with containers and dockers. I just pulled centos:latest image and installed httpd and commited to image. When i run my image as a container it's gets default port 80/tcp, 8080/tcp. i haven't ...
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Job for service failed because the control process exited with error
I'm trying to run a service manually, and everytime I get the folling messages:
user1@machine:~/Tools/systemd_tools$ sudo systemctl status tool_fd.service
● tool_fd.service - automatic tool service
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How to start a Windows service with a different working directory than system32
Is there any way to start a service using sc (or any other tool) on Windows and set its working directory to a different one than C:\Windows\system32 (which is the default one) ?
I know I can specify ...
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