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Configuring a Service Using SC

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The Windows SDK contains a command-line utility, Sc.exe, that can be used to query or modify the database of installed services. Its commands correspond to the functions provided by the SCM. The syntax is as follows.

Syntax

sc.exe [<servername>] [<command>] [<servicename>] [<option1>] [<option2>] ...

To see the available commands, type:

sc

To see the syntax for a specific command, include a command, e.g.

sc pause

Parameters

Parameter Description
<servername> Specifies the name of the remote server on which the service is located. The name must use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format (for example, \myserver). To run SC.exe locally, don't use this parameter.
<command> One of the following commands:
boot
config
create
delete
description
EnumDepend
failure
failureflag
GetDisplayName
GetKeyName
Lock
qc
qdescription
qfailure
qfailureflag
qprivs
qsidtype
query
queryex
privs
QueryLock
sdset
sdshow
showsid
sidtype
<servicename> The name of the service, as specified when it was installed.
<option1> An optional parameter.
<option2> An optional parameter.

Service Configuration

Service Installation, Removal, and Enumeration