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# Effects of Pausing a Service

Article ID: 110061

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q110061

## SUMMARY

Some services (such as NetLogon, Server, and Workstation) have the option of being paused or stopped. You may expect that no connections would be effected when you pause a service, but there may be other consequences. Details on the effects of pausing a service are not included in the System Guide.

## MORE INFORMATION

For example, when you pause the Server service, the results are:

- It does not affect the connections of the existing users.
- It does not allow new connections to the server for users with user level privilege even if you have an established session to this server before the server was paused.
- It allows new connection to users who are members of the DomainAdmins, Administrators, and Power Users groups.

The behavior of a service when it is paused depends on the service, but mostly revolve around granting special privileges to accounts belonging to privileged groups.

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