23 lines
843 B
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23 lines
843 B
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## Define the service name in a variable
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$ServiceName = 'EventLog'
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## Read the service from Windows to return a service object
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$ServiceInfo = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName
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## If the server is not running (ne)
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if ($ServiceInfo.Status -ne 'Running') {
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## Write to the console that the service is not running
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Write-Host 'Service is not started, starting service'
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## Start the service
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Start-Service -Name $ServiceName
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## Update the $ServiceInfo object to reflect the new state
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$ServiceInfo.Refresh()
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## Write to the console the Status property which indicates the state of the service
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Write-Host $ServiceInfo.Status
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} else { ## If the Status is anything but Running
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## Write to the console the service is already running
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Write-Host 'The service is already running.'
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}
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## From https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-script-examples/
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