service - Windows Service

Checks a Windows service to make sure it’s in the correct state.

service

Type

string

Required

true

the short name of the service to monitor (this is the “Service Name” on the General tab of the service Properties in the Services MMC snap-in).

want_state

Type

string

Required

false

Default

RUNNING

the required status for the service. One of:

• RUNNING

• STOPPED

• PAUSED

• START_PENDING

• PAUSE_PENDING

• CONTINUE_PENDING

• STOP_PENDING

Tip

version 1.9 and earlier had a host parameter, which is no longer used.