Issue in starting services

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Raghu

hi,

When I try to start a service (iPlanet web server) through
the services folder in control panel I get a message
saying "Unable to open service iPlanet Server for reading
on Local Computer.Error 5: Access is Denied.". Its a
standalone system and I have all the Administrators
rights. Actually I found a soln for this at "Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article - 256299" but I was not able to
makeout the solution as i did not know where to
find "Active Directory Users and Computers" in my
computer. It will be of great help if anyone can help me
out in solving this problem.

Thanks in advance
 
Hello Raghu,

On a standalone computer go to Start\Run and type in Gpedit.msc to access
local policies.

Then proceed with the following:

1.. Click Computer Configuration, click Windows Settings, click Security
Settings, and then click System Services.
2.. Double-click the service on which you want to apply permissions. The
security policy setting for that specific service is displayed.
3.. Click to select the Define this Policy Setting check box. This action
automatically creates security permissions with Everyone having Full
Control.
4.. Click Add to add the System account and any other user accounts to
which you want to grant access.
5.. Set the permission for the System account at Full Control, as well as
the appropriate permissions for user accounts or groups. By default, only
the start, stop, and pause permissions are granted to all new users.
6.. After you finish adding the appropriate users and groups with the
appropriate permissions to the service, click OK.
7.. The service startup mode is set to disabled by default. Change this
setting to the correct startup mode (usually automatic).
8.. Click OK, close the policy, and then click OK.
If the serivce that wont start is not defined anwhere in the local policy of
this system then this is a registry permissions problem: Look at the
permissions of the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<ServiceName>

Try giving full control to admin and system to the key that references the
service in question. The article below will let you know the exact
permissions needed to manage services:

288129 HOW TO: Grant Users Rights to Manage Services in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=288129


Buz Brodin
MCSE NT4 / Win2K
Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support

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