BounceService Method

The BounceServicemethod starts and stops the specified Windows NT service and queries the service status to ensure that the service has started.

[VBScript]
SCManager.BounceService(ServiceName Variant, [ComputerName
Variant], [Arguments Variant])

Parameters

ServiceName

Specifies the name of the service to start.

ComputerName

Specifies the target computer. This parameter is optional. If the target computer is not specified or the parameter is an empty string, the local computer is the target.

Arguments

Specifies arguments to the service being bounced. This parameter is optional.

Return Value

Boolean

Remarks

The BounceServicemethod times out after two minutes.

Examples

The following example shows how to bounce the messenger service on the local computer.

[VBScript] 
Dim objSCManager, blnOK

Set objSCManager = CreateObject("OpScrUtil.SCManager")

blnOK = objSCManager.BounceService("Messenger", "")

Set objSCManager = Nothing

Requirements

Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000 or later
Version: Requires MOM 1.0 SP1

See Also

SCManager Object

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