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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systemd-timesyncd.service start fails
I try to start systemd-timesyncd.service service but it fails:
root@xxxx:~# systemctl start systemd-timesyncd.service
root@xxxx:~# systemctl status systemd-timesyncd.service
● systemd-timesyncd....
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How to check whether a specific service exists using Powershell?
Introduction
According to this documentation it is possible to check which services have been stopped on Windows by executing the following command:
Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.status -eq "...
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Is there a way to determine which service (in svchost.exe) does an outgoing connection?
I'm redoing my firewall configuration with more restrictive policies and I would like to determine the provenance (and/or destination) of some outgoing connections.
I have an issue because they come ...
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Remove services on OS X
I'm looking to remove some services completely, or at least from the list in the Keyboard preference pane. I've tried:
Service Scrubber. It only removes services from the menu — something you've been ...
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Windows 10 - Which services and Windows features and so on are unnecesary and can be safely disabled? [closed]
I am a Windows power user, tweaker, and tinkerer. I use Windows Explorer, cmd, Control Panel, PowerShell and everything that can be accessed from the Control Panel very often.
Recently I have done a ...
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DDoS Virus infection (as a unix service) on a Debian 8 VM Webserver
I maintain a (fully updated) Wordpress for a student team on a Virtual Machine on ~okeanos service for a couple of years. Today, the helpdesk informed me that i am conducting DDoS attacks, which - of ...
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Network Service Account password
In order to debug a SQL Server 2008 stored procedure, I would like to change the account that the SQL Server (MSSQLSrver) service is running under, namely, changing the account from "Network Service" ...
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How to Disable Runaway UnistackSvcGroup Services?
I have some services that are always using the CPU and writing to my disk. Eventually they eat up all physical RAM, which causes the noticeable performance hit.
I can't find them in Services.msc, so ...
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Linux services: is there a GUI for services?
I am looking for a GUI program, that shows running services from /etc/init.d (and /etc/init), and allows to manage (start / stop / runlevel) them. What can you recommend?
Background: even though I ...
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How do I find out what service is using a certain port?
Port 22 specifically. I installed freeSSHd on a Windows Server 2008 box that only runs IIS. When I try to start the SSH Service, it tells me that the port is already being used. How can I find out ...
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Service Host: Local system (network restricted) is thrashing hard disk
I am having windows 8.1 with update 1 installed and all release updates of windows till the date i am posting this questions. System is laptop, Core i3 with 6 GB RAM and 500GB hard disk.
When ever i ...
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How to install Jenkins on Windows Server 2012
This may sound like a trivial question but here is what is happening:
I grab the latest version of Jenkins as native installer for Windows (1.491 in my case)
I set up a Windows Server 2012 (official ...
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How can I disable Background intelligent transfer service (Permanently)?
I've tried to disable Background Intelligent Transfer service using two methods:
RegEdit and services.msc
After restarting the computer, the service runs at start-up again. How can I disable it ...
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What in the world is ctfmon.exe?
I seem to see "ctfmon.exe" in the running tasks of every Windows PC I've used. I've always called it "capture the flag monitor." What is it really used for, do I need it, and if not, can I safely ...
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OpenVPNServiceInteractive is not started. Tasks requiring administrative access may not work
On bootup, I get an OpenVPN dialog that says:
"OpenVPNServiceInteractive" is not started. Tasks requiring administrative access may not work.
If I disregard the message and try to connect to my ...
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