Question

Using sc command we can query, start , stop windows services.
For ex:

sc query 'windows service name' 

The sc config command changes the configuration of the service, but I don’t know how to use it.

Could someone tell me how we can set the username and password for any windows service?

Answer 1

This works:

sc.exe config '[servicename]' obj= '[.\username]' password= '[password]' 

Where each of the [bracketed] items are replaced with the true arguments. (Keep the quotes, but don’t keep the brackets.)

Just keep in mind that:

• The spacing in the above example matters. obj= 'foo' is correct; obj='foo' is not.
• ‘.’ is an alias to the local machine, you can specify a domain there (or your local computer name) if you wish.
• Passwords aren’t validated until the service is started
• Quote your parameters, as above. You can sometimes get by without quotes, but good luck.