NAnt
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v0.91 |
Allows a Windows service to be controlled.
Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
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action | ActionType | The action that should be performed on the service. | True |
service | string | The name of the service that should be controlled. | True |
machine | string | The name of the computer on which the service resides. The default is the local computer. | False |
timeout | double | The time, in milliseconds, the task will wait for the service to reach the desired status. The default is 5000 milliseconds. | False |
failonerror | bool | Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. | False |
if | bool | If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False |
unless | bool | Opposite of if . If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. |
False |
verbose | bool | Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. | False |
Starts the World Wide Web Publishing Service on the local computer.
<servicecontroller action="Start" service="w3svc" />
Stops the Alerter service on computer 'MOTHER'.
<servicecontroller action="Stop" service="Alerter" machine="MOTHER" />