Re: Want to Start / Stop windows service through executing Perl Script

This is another of those things that using the system utilities is just so much simpler:

system q[ net start "service name" ];
system q[ net stop "service name" ];
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Re^2: Want to Start / Stop windows service through executing Perl Script by meet_arc (Initiate) on Jun 01, 2009 at 11:45 UTC
Thanks a lot BrowserUk for your solution. I am able to get desired output succesfully with ur comments. I would also like to enhance my this script. I would now like to go to remote level, I mean to say I would like to Start / Stop service running on other machine, by running script on my desktop machine. Can you please help me wayout?	[reply]
Re^3: Want to Start / Stop windows service through executing Perl Script by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 01, 2009 at 13:43 UTC
I agree with marto. sc.exe is the right tool for the job if your administering services on remote machines. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^3: Want to Start / Stop windows service through executing Perl Script by marto (Cardinal) on Jun 01, 2009 at 11:55 UTC
Did you look at the help for the `net` command? Did you search google? Perhaps the `sc` command is also of interest. Note that `sc` comes as standard on xp, Windows 2003 (and I believe above), it may be on one of the resource CDs for windows 2000/NT4 Martin	[reply] [d/l] [select]