Are All of the Server Services Running?

If one of the required server processes is not running, determine whether all of the server services started properly. A situation can occur when several server processes are running but you still cannot use the server because a particular service did not start. This is especially true for the Net Logon service. To check which services are running, enter the following command at the command prompt:

net start

The system displays a list of the services that currently are active on the server.

It is critical that the Net Logon and Server services are displayed. If they are not shown, then the server has a problem. Often the Net Logon service will not start because of a problem with the server name, domain name, or domain configuration.

Check the error logs for problems as described in the next section.