net pause |
a service.
Syntax
net pause service
Options
- service
The service to pause
Examples
Pause the Server service:
net pause server
The Server service was paused successfully.
Restart (continue) the paused Server service:
net continue server
The Server service was continued successfully.
Notes
- Services whose names have embedded spaces must be enclosed in quotes:
net pause "Net Logon"
- If a service is paused, users previously connected to resources
managed by the service remain connected. The same
isn't true of stopping a service, which forcibly
disconnects users from resources. However, not all services can be
paused (e.g., the Remote Procedure Call service), and the effect of
pausing a service depends on the service involved. For example:- Server service
Pausing this service prevents users from forming new connections to
shared resources on the server (existing connections are unaffected).
Administrators can still connect to the server even if the Server
service is paused.- Workstation service
Pausing this service has no effect on the user's
logon session and network connections. However, if the user tries to
print to a network printer, the request will be redirected to a local
printer.- Netlogon service
Pausing this service prevents the affected computer from processing
logon requests.
- You should pause services on a server before stopping them. This
gives the user time to save work and disconnect from resources. After
pausing a service, send connected users a message indicating that you
will soon be stopping it and that they should save their work (see
net send later in this chapter).
See Also
net continue, net
send, net
start, net
stop, Services