Tried that already, both in the services mmc and from the task manager. I believe Windows 2000 Server sees it as a graceful shutdown, hence does not try to run the file.
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Renouf, Phil Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Service Recovery How about stopping the service manually? Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Burkes, Jeremy [Contractor] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Service Recovery I am setting up a batch file that will do the following: - Send notification to IT admins - Attempt to restart the service I have completed my batch file and want to test it in our test environment. Anyone have any idea how to get Windows 2000 to actually fail a service to test my batch file? I can't seem to find a way to get Windows 2000 service to actually fail (maybe a good thing) to test the batch file any ideas? Jeremy ----------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Burkes Strategic Systems Program MIS Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] PH: 202-764-1270 "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke "It is not how many times you get knocked down, it is how many times you get back up." - Vince Lombardi List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
