salt.modules.win_service

Windows Service module.

salt.modules.win_service.available(name)

Check if a service is available on the system.

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to check

Returns

True if the service is available, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.available <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.create(name, bin_path, exe_args=None, display_name=None, description=None, service_type='own', start_type='manual', start_delayed=False, error_control='normal', load_order_group=None, dependencies=None, account_name='.\\LocalSystem', account_password=None, run_interactive=False, **kwargs)

Create the named service.

New in version 2015.8.0.

Parameters

• name (str) -- Specifies the service name. This is not the display_name

• bin_path (str) -- Specifies the path to the service binary file. Backslashes must be escaped, eg: C:\path\to\binary.exe

• exe_args (str) -- Any additional arguments required by the service binary.

• display_name (str) -- The name to be displayed in the service manager. If not passed, the name will be used

• description (str) -- A description of the service

• service_type (str) --

  Specifies the service type. Default is own. Valid options are as follows:

  • kernel: Driver service

  • filesystem: File system driver service

  • adapter: Adapter driver service (reserved)

  • recognizer: Recognizer driver service (reserved)

  • own (default): Service runs in its own process

  • share: Service shares a process with one or more other services

• start_type (str) --

  Specifies the service start type. Valid options are as follows:

  • boot: Device driver that is loaded by the boot loader

  • system: Device driver that is started during kernel initialization

  • auto: Service that automatically starts

  • manual (default): Service must be started manually

  • disabled: Service cannot be started

• start_delayed (bool) -- Set the service to Auto(Delayed Start). Only valid if the start_type is set to Auto. If service_type is not passed, but the service is already set to Auto, then the flag will be set. Default is False

• error_control (str) --

  The severity of the error, and action taken, if this service fails to start. Valid options are as follows:

  • normal (normal): Error is logged and a message box is displayed

  • severe: Error is logged and computer attempts a restart with the last known good configuration

  • critical: Error is logged, computer attempts to restart with the last known good configuration, system halts on failure

  • ignore: Error is logged and startup continues, no notification is given to the user

• load_order_group (str) -- The name of the load order group to which this service belongs

• dependencies (list) -- A list of services or load ordering groups that must start before this service

• account_name (str) --

  The name of the account under which the service should run. For own type services this should be in the domain\username format. The following are examples of valid built-in service accounts:

  • NT AuthorityLocalService

  • NT AuthorityNetworkService

  • NT AuthorityLocalSystem

  • .LocalSystem

• account_password (str) -- The password for the account name specified in account_name. For the above built-in accounts, this can be None. Otherwise a password must be specified.

• run_interactive (bool) -- If this setting is True, the service will be allowed to interact with the user. Not recommended for services that run with elevated privileges.

Returns

A dictionary containing information about the new service

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.create <service name> <path to exe> display_name='<display name>'

salt.modules.win_service.create_win_salt_restart_task()

Create a task in Windows task scheduler to enable restarting the salt-minion

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.create_win_salt_restart_task()

salt.modules.win_service.delete(name, timeout=90)

Delete the named service

Parameters

• name (str) -- The name of the service to delete

• timeout (int) --

  The time in seconds to wait for the service to be deleted before returning. This is necessary because a service must be stopped before it can be deleted. Default is 90 seconds

  New in version 2017.7.9,2018.3.4.

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False. Also returns True

if the service is not present

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.delete <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.disable(name, **kwargs)

Disable the named service to start at boot

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to disable

Returns

True if disabled, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.disable <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.disabled(name)

Check to see if the named service is disabled to start on boot

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to check

Returns

True if the service is disabled

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.disabled <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.enable(name, start_type='auto', start_delayed=False, **kwargs)

Enable the named service to start at boot

Parameters

• name (str) -- The name of the service to enable.

• start_type (str) --

  Specifies the service start type. Valid options are as follows:

  • boot: Device driver that is loaded by the boot loader

  • system: Device driver that is started during kernel initialization

  • auto: Service that automatically starts

  • manual: Service must be started manually

  • disabled: Service cannot be started

• start_delayed (bool) -- Set the service to Auto(Delayed Start). Only valid if the start_type is set to Auto. If service_type is not passed, but the service is already set to Auto, then the flag will be set.

Returns

True if successful, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.enable <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.enabled(name, **kwargs)

Check to see if the named service is enabled to start on boot

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to check

Returns

True if the service is set to start

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.enabled <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.execute_salt_restart_task()

Run the Windows Salt restart task

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.execute_salt_restart_task()

salt.modules.win_service.get_all()

Return all installed services

Returns

Returns a list of all services on the system.

Return type

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_all

salt.modules.win_service.get_disabled()

Return a list of disabled services. Disabled is defined as a service that is marked 'Disabled' or 'Manual'.

Returns

A list of disabled services.

Return type

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_disabled

salt.modules.win_service.get_enabled()

Return a list of enabled services. Enabled is defined as a service that is marked to Auto Start.

Returns

A list of enabled services

Return type

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_enabled

salt.modules.win_service.get_service_name(*args)

The Display Name is what is displayed in Windows when services.msc is executed. Each Display Name has an associated Service Name which is the actual name of the service. This function allows you to discover the Service Name by returning a dictionary of Display Names and Service Names, or filter by adding arguments of Display Names.

If no args are passed, return a dict of all services where the keys are the service Display Names and the values are the Service Names.

If arguments are passed, create a dict of Display Names and Service Names

Returns

A dictionary of display names and service names

Return type

dict

CLI Examples:

salt '*' service.get_service_name
salt '*' service.get_service_name 'Google Update Service (gupdate)' 'DHCP Client'

salt.modules.win_service.getsid(name)

Return the SID for this windows service

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service for which to return the SID

Returns

A string representing the SID for the service

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.getsid <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.info(name)

Get information about a service on the system

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service. This is not the display name. Use get_service_name to find the service name.

Returns

A dictionary containing information about the service.

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.info spooler

salt.modules.win_service.missing(name)

The inverse of service.available.

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to check

Returns

True if the service is missing, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.missing <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.modify(name, bin_path=None, exe_args=None, display_name=None, description=None, service_type=None, start_type=None, start_delayed=None, error_control=None, load_order_group=None, dependencies=None, account_name=None, account_password=None, run_interactive=None)

Modify a service's parameters. Changes will not be made for parameters that are not passed.

New in version 2016.11.0.

Parameters

• name (str) -- The name of the service. Can be found using the service.get_service_name function

• bin_path (str) -- The path to the service executable. Backslashes must be escaped, eg: C:\path\to\binary.exe

• exe_args (str) -- Any arguments required by the service executable

• display_name (str) -- The name to display in the service manager

• description (str) -- The description to display for the service

• service_type (str) --

  Specifies the service type. Default is own. Valid options are as follows:

  • kernel: Driver service

  • filesystem: File system driver service

  • adapter: Adapter driver service (reserved)

  • recognizer: Recognizer driver service (reserved)

  • own (default): Service runs in its own process

  • share: Service shares a process with one or more other services

• start_type (str) --

  Specifies the service start type. Valid options are as follows:

  • boot: Device driver that is loaded by the boot loader

  • system: Device driver that is started during kernel initialization

  • auto: Service that automatically starts

  • manual: Service must be started manually

  • disabled: Service cannot be started

• start_delayed (bool) -- Set the service to Auto(Delayed Start). Only valid if the start_type is set to Auto. If service_type is not passed, but the service is already set to Auto, then the flag will be set.

• error_control (str) --

  The severity of the error, and action taken, if this service fails to start. Valid options are as follows:

  • normal: Error is logged and a message box is displayed

  • severe: Error is logged and computer attempts a restart with the last known good configuration

  • critical: Error is logged, computer attempts to restart with the last known good configuration, system halts on failure

  • ignore: Error is logged and startup continues, no notification is given to the user

• load_order_group (str) -- The name of the load order group to which this service belongs

• dependencies (list) -- A list of services or load ordering groups that must start before this service

• account_name (str) --

  The name of the account under which the service should run. For own type services this should be in the domain\username format. The following are examples of valid built-in service accounts:

  • NT AuthorityLocalService

  • NT AuthorityNetworkService

  • NT AuthorityLocalSystem

  • .LocalSystem

• account_password (str) -- The password for the account name specified in account_name. For the above built-in accounts, this can be None. Otherwise a password must be specified.

• run_interactive (bool) -- If this setting is True, the service will be allowed to interact with the user. Not recommended for services that run with elevated privileges.

Returns

a dictionary of changes made

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.modify spooler start_type=disabled

salt.modules.win_service.restart(name, timeout=90)

Restart the named service. This issues a stop command followed by a start.

Parameters

• name --

  The name of the service to restart.

  Note

  If the name passed is salt-minion a scheduled task is created and executed to restart the salt-minion service.

• timeout (int) --

  The time in seconds to wait for the service to stop and start before returning. Default is 90 seconds

  Note

  The timeout is cumulative meaning it is applied to the stop and then to the start command. A timeout of 90 could take up to 180 seconds if the service is long in stopping and starting

  New in version 2017.7.9,2018.3.4.

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.restart <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.start(name, timeout=90)

Start the specified service.

Warning

You cannot start a disabled service in Windows. If the service is disabled, it will be changed to Manual start.

Parameters

• name (str) -- The name of the service to start

• timeout (int) --

  The time in seconds to wait for the service to start before returning. Default is 90 seconds

  New in version 2017.7.9,2018.3.4.

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False. Also returns True

if the service is already started

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.start <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.status(name, *args, **kwargs)

Return the status for a service. If the name contains globbing, a dict mapping service name to True/False values is returned.

Changed in version 2018.3.0: The service name can now be a glob (e.g. salt*)

Parameters

name (str) -- The name of the service to check

Returns

True if running, False otherwise dict: Maps service name to True if running, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.status <service name>

salt.modules.win_service.stop(name, timeout=90)

Stop the specified service

Parameters

• name (str) -- The name of the service to stop

• timeout (int) --

  The time in seconds to wait for the service to stop before returning. Default is 90 seconds

  New in version 2017.7.9,2018.3.4.

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False. Also returns True

if the service is already stopped

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.stop <service name>