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Q110061: Effects of Pausing a Service

Article: Q110061
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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Some services (such as NetLogon, Server, and Workstation) have the option of
being paused or stopped. You may expect that no connections would be effected
when you pause a service, but there may be other consequences. Details on the
effects of pausing a service are not included in the System Guide.

MORE INFORMATION
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For example, when you pause the Server service, the results are:

- It does not affect the connections of the existing users.

- It does not allow new connections to the server for users with user level
  privilege even if you have an established session to this server before the
  server was paused.

- It allows new connection to users who are members of the DomainAdmins,
  Administrators, and Power Users groups.

The behavior of a service when it is paused depends on the service, but mostly
revolve around granting special privileges to accounts belonging to privileged
groups.


Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
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Version           : :3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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