Windows Services Automatic Startup Type

[Dilmer Valecillos]

Hi All,

We've been expiriencing some issues when patches are applied and servers
restarted after completing downloading and installation of patches sent using
WSUS. Our main problem occurs when servers start. Windows Services such as
SQL Agent, Exchange services, and others are set to Automatic using a domain
account to run the service with. This at first seems to be hands free the
server restarts for x reason and services should automatically start, however
even having them set to automatic seems to caused issues when the services
use a domain account. Everytime this occurs we need to retype the domain
account password in order to the service to start, it's like the password
never gets retained.
Any Ideas?

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[Dilmer Valecillos]

Guys,

I figured out what the issue was Thanks anyways!

Basically We were explictly allowing one user to start services using a
group policy "Log on as a service" and for some reason when you set this
group policy it only allows that user to run services so what we needed to do
is add the other users...

Here's the info:

Domain Controller
If the user is in an Active Directory domain:
Start the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console
(MMC) snap-in.
Right-click the Organizational Unit (OU) in which the user right to log on
as a service was granted. By default, this is in the Domain Controllers OU.
Right-click the container, and then click Properties.
On the Group Policy tab, click Default Domain Controllers Policy, and then
click Edit. This starts Group Policy Manager.
Expand the Computer Configuration object by clicking the plus sign (+) next
to the policy object. Under the Computer Configuration object, expand Windows
Settings, and then expand Security Settings.
Expand Local Policies, and then click User Rights Assignment.
In the right pane, right-click Log on as a service, and then click Security.
Add the user to the policy, and then click OK.
Quit Group Policy Manager, close Group Policy properties, and then close the
Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.

Post by Dilmer Valecillos
Hi All,

We've been expiriencing some issues when patches are applied and servers
restarted after completing downloading and installation of patches sent using
WSUS. Our main problem occurs when servers start. Windows Services such as
SQL Agent, Exchange services, and others are set to Automatic using a domain
account to run the service with. This at first seems to be hands free the
server restarts for x reason and services should automatically start, however
even having them set to automatic seems to caused issues when the services
use a domain account. Everytime this occurs we need to retype the domain
account password in order to the service to start, it's like the password
never gets retained.
Any Ideas?

.