How to Check the Service Startup type Using C# remotely

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Can anybody tell me how to check the service StartUp type which is in Another System using C# with ASP.Net

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Prabhu P

Posted 22-May-12 4:04am

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Updated 23-May-12 11:11am

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2012-05-22T05:50:00

Solution 1

Have you tried this method here[^]?

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Manfred

Posted 22-May-12 5:50am

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fjdiewornncalwe 22-May-12 13:30pm

OP's answer moved to comment:
Hi Manfred,

Thanks for your reply . I want check the service start up type for the many servers by passing the server names .

Regards,
Prabhu

Zoltán Zörgő 22-May-12 13:54pm

This is really a task for PowerShell. http://powershell.com/cs/media/p/1945.aspx

Prabhu_Pappu 23-May-12 4:46am

is this same is not possible in the C# ?
If possible please anybody guide me..

thanks in advance

**Zoltán Zörgő** · Answer 2 · 2012-05-23T06:14:00

Solution 3

You can use ServiceController[^] class to access services even on remote server.
This is also a good starting point: http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial225_Listing-Services-with-Csharp.html[^].

Posted 23-May-12 6:14am

Zoltán Zörgő

Updated 23-May-12 6:18am

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Prabhu_Pappu 23-May-12 14:21pm

Hi All,

Let me clarify one thing ,
I want to check the Startup Type of the services for another servers.
Same server means we can use the above link "http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial225_Listing-Services-with-Csharp.html".
But i want to check the start up type of the service which is in another system

Zoltán Zörgő 23-May-12 16:08pm

Have you read the MSDN page about ServiceController? I assume not. If you would, you have been seen the constructor with two parameters: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ssbk2tf3.aspx. The second one is machineName. What's wrong with that?
If you would have looked carefully on the geekpedia link, you have been checked the ManagementClass, and seen, that it can be constructed with remote server scope.
So, both approaches are suitable for your purposes... you just need a little coding...

Prabhu_Pappu 23-May-12 17:07pm

Thanks for your Reply :) .

In Service Controller(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ssbk2tf3.aspx),

we can check the ServiceName , Status, MachineName , DisplayName etc.
But, We cannot check the Service Startup Type. Ex : Auto , Disabled etc.

Zoltán Zörgő 23-May-12 17:17pm

Well, that's true. You need to extend it: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7665/Extend-ServiceController-class-to-change-the-Start
Or, simply use the other, WMI based approach. See StartMode property: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394418(v=vs.85).aspx

Prabhu_Pappu 23-May-12 17:28pm

Hi again,
Even the above link (http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7665/Extend-ServiceController-class-to-change-the-Start) we cannot pass the server Name.
Even this too ,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394418%28v=vs.85%29.aspx.

If we want to check the local system service start type we can use the above coding :) . But not for other system. :(

Zoltán Zörgő 23-May-12 17:36pm

You have to combine:
1) take the geekpedia code.
2) look for the ManagementClass constructor, you will find this: new ManagementClass("Win32_Service");
4) Try @"\\remote_server\root\cimv2:Win32_Service"
5) If you need credentials look here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/31113/Create-a-Remote-Process-using-WMI-in-C
6) Back to the geek code... based on moService.GetPropertyValue("Name").ToString();
you can get moService.GetPropertyValue("StartMode").ToString();

Zoltán Zörgő 27-May-12 13:32pm

Any progress?

Prabhu_Pappu 31-May-12 12:07pm

I got the solution .. will post here soon .. Thanks for all who and all replied me :)

Clifford Nelson · Answer 3 · 2012-05-23T17:33:00

Solution 4

Can use PowerShell if you have the remote app installed. Can easily interface Powershell to C#. See How to run PowerShell scripts from C#[^].

Posted 23-May-12 17:33pm

Clifford Nelson