Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

net pause

Synopsis

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 is not true of stopping a service, which forcibly disconnects users from resources. However, not all services can be paused (for example, the Remote Procedure Call Service RPCSS), 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 will give the user time to save work and disconnect from resources. After pausing a service, send connected users ...