Which Net command is used to starts a network service or lists running network services?

A service (also called a daemon process) is software that runs on a computer, generally in the background. This is usually because it's something that the administrator isn't likely to interact with directly.

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Start a service
List services
Stop a service
Enable a service
Disable a service
Availability
Windows Vista and later syntax
Windows XP syntax
Net examples
Which Net command is used to sets password and logon requirements for users?
What utility is available on a Windows PC to view current running applications and processes?
What is the computer operating system utility command that allows a user to manually query the DNS servers configured on the device to resolve a given hostname?
Which Windows tool selectively denies traffic to a computer or network segment?

For instance, a network service runs at the application layer to provide some form of service over a network. It's expected that client computers will contact the service for access. A common example is the Apache web server. It runs on a system so that devices connected to the internet can view a specific set of files on a computer.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) provides an environment where these network services can run. RHEL also provides a utility named systemd to help you manage these services.

systemd has been the default service manager since RHEL 7. It's the first thing that gets started (PID 1), and it is responsible for starting the rest of the system. It activates server daemons, system resources, and various other processes. With systemd, you can start, stop, and check the status of the network services running on your server. You interact with systemd by using the systemctl command.

Start a service

To start a given service, use:

$ sudo systemctl start <service>

For example, to start the sshd service, type:

$ sudo systemctl start sshd.service

You can ignore .service and run the systemctl start sshd command.

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List services

You can list all loaded services on a server with:

$ sudo systemctl list-units --type=service

Stop a service

To stop a service, type:

$ sudo systemctl stop sshd

To find out whether a service is running, inactive, enabled, disabled, or has exited, use:

$ sudo systemctl status sshd

The systemctl command also has is-active and is-enabled options to see whether a service is active or enabled. For example, to check if a service is active or enabled, run:

$ systemctl is-active sshd

This command gives two possible outputs. The service is either active, which means it is running, or it's inactive, which means it is stopped or not running.

Enable a service

You can configure a service to start automatically with the system so that you don't have to start it manually after the server reboots or restarts.

To enable a service, which means the service starts automatically when the server boots, use:

$ sudo systemctl enable sshd

To both start and enable a service, add the --now option, like this:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now sshd

To check whether a service is enabled, enter:

$ sudo systemctl is-enabled sshd

When a service is enabled, it starts automatically at boot. When it's disabled, it doesn't start automatically at boot.

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Disable a service

To disable a service, so the service will not start automatically at boot time, run:

$ sudo systemctl disable sshd

Wrap up

Not everything uses systemctl by default. Some applications are intended to be started manually. Of course, you can always add your own systemd service files when you need a network service to start automatically.

Systemd is full of features, and the systemctl command gives you easy control over the services your computer runs.

Updated: 12/30/2021 by

The net command is used to update or fix a network or view its settings.

Availability

Net is an external command that is available for the following Microsoft operating systems as net.exe.

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows 11

Net syntax

Windows Vista and later syntax

net [ accounts | computer | config | continue | file | group | help | helpmsg |
    localgroup | pause | session | share | start | statistics | stop | time |
    use | user | view ]

NET ACCOUNTS	Adjust account settings. [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes \| NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length] [/MAXPWAGE:{days \| UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days] [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN]
NET COMPUTER	Add other networked computers with Windows Domain Controller. \\computername {/ADD \| /DEL}
NET CONFIG	Displays your current server or workgroup settings. [SERVER \| WORKSTATION]
NET CONTINUE	Continues the use of service. [service]
NET FILE	Display opened shared files on the server. [id [/CLOSE]]
NET GROUP	Add, delete, view, and otherwise manage network workgroups. [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname username [...] {/ADD \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP	Add, delete, view, and otherwise manage network groups. [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname name [...] {/ADD \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN]
NET NAME	Create or delete name used for messaging. [name [/ADD \| /DELETE]]
NET PAUSE	Pause the specified network service. [service]
NET SESSION	Display all sessions connected to the computer and deletes them if specified. [\\computername] [/DELETE]
NET SHARE	Create and manage a local network share. sharename sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Documents\| Programs \| None ] sharename [/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Documents \| Programs \| None] {sharename \| devicename \| drive:path} /DELETE
NET START	Start the specified network service. [service]
NET STATISTICS	Display network statistics of the workstation or server. [WORKSTATION \| SERVER]
NET STOP	Stop the specified network service. service
NET TIME	Display the time and date of another network computer. [\\computername \| /DOMAIN[:domainname] \| /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET] [\\computername] /QUERYSNTP [\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list]
NET USE	Connects or disconnects your computer from a shared resource or displays information about your connections. [devicename \| ] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password \| ]] [/USER:[domainname\]username] [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username] [/USER:[[email protected] domain name] [/SMARTCARD] [/SAVECRED] [[/DELETE] \| [/PERSISTENT:{YES \| NO}]] *NET USE {devicename \| } [password \| ] /HOME* NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES \| NO}]
NET USER	Displays users on the computer or domain. [username [password \| ] [options]] [/DOMAIN] username {password \| } /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN] username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
NET VIEW	Displays a list of computers in a specified workgroup or the shared resources available on a specified computer. [\\computername [/CACHE] \| /DOMAIN[:domainname]] NET VIEW /NETWORK:NW [\\computername]

Windows XP syntax

NET ACCOUNTS	Adjust account settings. [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes \| NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length] [/MAXPWAGE:{days \| UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days] [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN]
NET COMPUTER	Add other networked computers with Windows Domain Controller. \\computername {/ADD \| /DEL}
NET CONFIG	Displays your current server or workgroup settings. [SERVER \| WORKSTATION]
NET CONTINUE	Continues the use of service. [service]
NET FILE	Display opened shared files on the server. [id [/CLOSE]]
NET GROUP	Add, delete, view, and otherwise manage network workgroups. [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname username [...] {/ADD \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP	Add, delete, view, and otherwise manage network groups. [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname name [...] {/ADD \| /DELETE} [/DOMAIN]
NET NAME	Create or delete name used for messaging. [name [/ADD \| /DELETE]]
NET PAUSE	Pause the specified network service. [service]
NET PRINT	Manage network print jobs. \\computername\sharename [\\computername] job# [/HOLD \| /RELEASE \| /DELETE]
NET SEND	Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the network. The messenger service must be running to receive messages. You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message. *{name \| \| /DOMAIN[:name] \| /USERS} message**
NET SESSION	Display all sessions connected to the computer and deletes them if specified. [\\computername] [/DELETE]
NET SHARE	Create and manage a local network share. sharename sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Documents\| Programs \| None ] sharename [/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Documents \| Programs \| None] {sharename \| devicename \| drive:path} /DELETE
NET START	Start the specified network service. [service]
NET STATISTICS	Display network statistics of the workstation or server. [WORKSTATION \| SERVER]
NET STOP	Stop the specified network service. service
NET TIME	Display the time and date of another network computer. [\\computername \| /DOMAIN[:domainname] \| /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET] [\\computername] /QUERYSNTP [\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list]
NET USE	Connects or disconnects your computer from a shared resource or displays information about your connections. [devicename \| ] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password \| ]] [/USER:[domainname\]username] [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username] [/USER:[[email protected] domain name] [/SMARTCARD] [/SAVECRED] [[/DELETE] \| [/PERSISTENT:{YES \| NO}]] *NET USE {devicename \| } [password \| ] /HOME* NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES \| NO}]
NET USER	Displays the users on the computer or domain. [username [password \| ] [options]] [/DOMAIN] username {password \| } /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN] username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
NET VIEW	Displays a list of computers in a specified workgroup or the shared resources available on a specified computer. [\\computername [/CACHE] \| /DOMAIN[:domainname]] NET VIEW /NETWORK:NW [\\computername]

Windows 2000 syntax

NET CONFIG

Displays your current workgroup settings.

NET CONFIG [/YES]

/YES	Carries out the NET CONFIG command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

NET DIAG

Runs the Microsoft Network Diagnostics program to test the hardware connection between two computers and to display information about a single computer.

NET DIAGNOSTICS [/NAMES | /STATUS]

/NAMES	Specifies a diagnostic server name to avoid conflicts when NET DIAG is used simultaneously by multiple users. This option works only when the network uses a NetBIOS protocol.
/STATUS	Enables you to specify a computer that you want network diagnostics information.

NET HELP

Displays information about NET commands and error messages.

command /?
NET HELP [suffix]
NET HELP errornum

command /?	Specifies the Microsoft NET command that you want information about.
suffix	Specifies the second word of the command you want information about. For example, the suffix of NET VIEW is VIEW.
errornum	Specifies the number of the error message that you want information about.

NET INIT

Loads protocol and network adapter drivers without binding them to Protocol Manager. This command may be required if you are using a third-party network adapter driver. You can then bind the drivers to Protocol Manager by typing NET START NETBIND.

NET INITIALIZE [/DYNAMIC]

/DYNAMIC

Loads the Protocol Manager dynamically that is useful with some third-party networks, such as Banyan VINES, to resolve memory problems.

NET LOGOFF

Breaks the connection between your computer and the shared resources to which it connects.

NET LOGOFF [/YES]

/YES	Carries out the NET LOGOFF command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

NET LOGON

Identifies you as a member of a workgroup.

NET LOGON [user [password | ?]] [/DOMAIN:name] [/YES] [/SAVEPW:NO]

user	Specifies the name that identifies you in your workgroup. The name you specify can contain up to 20 characters.
password	The unique string of characters that authorizes you to gain access to your password-list file. The password can contain up to 14 characters.
?	Specifies that you want to be prompted for your password.
/DOMAIN	Specifies that you want to log on to a Microsoft Windows NT or LAN Manager domain. The name specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager domain you want to log on to.
/YES	Carries out the NET LOGON command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.
/SAVEPW:NO	Carries out the NET LOGON command without prompting you to create a password-list file.

If you would rather be prompted to type your username and password instead of specifying them in the NET LOGON command line, type NET LOGON without options.

NET PASSWORD

Changes your logon password.

NET PASSWORD [oldpassword [newpassword]]
NET PASSWORD \\computer | /DOMAIN:name [user [oldpassword [newpassword]]]

oldpassword	Specifies your current password.
newpassword	Specifies a new password. It can have as many as 14 characters.
computer	Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager server on which you want to change your password.
/DOMAIN	Specifies that you want to change your password on a Windows NT or LAN Manager domain. Name specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager domain on which you want to change your password.
user	Specifies your Windows NT or LAN Manager username.

The first syntax line above is for changing the password for your password-list file. The second syntax line above is for changing your password on a Windows NT or LAN Manager server or domain.

NET PRINT

Displays information about print queues and controls print jobs.

NET PRINT \\computer[\printer] | port [/YES]
NET PRINT \\computer | port [job# [/PAUSE | /RESUME | /DELETE]] [/YES]

computer	Specifies the name of the computer whose print queue you want information about.
printer	Specifies the name of the printer you want information about.
port	Specifies the name of the parallel port (LPT) on your computer connected to the printer you want information about.
job#	Specifies the number assigned to a queued print job. You can specify the options below.
/PAUSE	Pauses a print job.
/RESUME	Restarts a print job that was paused.
/DELETE	Cancels a print job.
/YES	Carries out the NET PRINT command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

When specifying the computer name using NET PRINT, you receive information about the print queues on each of the shared printers that are connected to the computer.

NET SEND

NET SEND {name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message

Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the network. The Messenger service must be running to receive messages.

You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message.

name	Is the username, computer name, or messaging name to send the message. If the name is a computer name containing blank characters, enclose the alias in quotation marks (" ").
*	Sends the message to all the names in your group.
/DOMAIN[:name]	Sends the message to all the names in the workstation domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all the names in the specified domain or workgroup.
/USERS	Sends the message to all users connected to the server.
message	The text to be sent as a message.

NET SHARE

NET SHARE sharename

sharename=drive:path	[/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Automatic \| No ]
sharename	[/USERS:number \| /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual \| Automatic \| No ]
{sharename \| devicename \| drive:path}	/DELETE

NET START

Starts services. NOTE: Services cannot be started from a command prompt within Windows.

BASIC	Starts the basic redirector.
NWREDIR	Starts the Microsoft Novell compatible redirector.
WORKSTATION	Starts the default redirector.
NETBIND	Binds protocols and network adapter drivers.
NETBEUI	Starts the NetBIOS interface.
NWLINK	Starts the IPX/SPX-compatible interface.
/LIST	Displays a list of the services that are running.
/YES	Carries out the NET START command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.
/VERBOSE	Displays information about device drivers and services as they are loaded.

To start the workgroup redirector you selected during setup, type NET START without options. In general, you don't need to use any of the options.

NET STOP

Stops services. NOTE: Services cannot be stopped from a command prompt within Windows.

NET STOP [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBEUI | NWLINK] [/YES]

NET STOP	Stops the basic redirector.
BASIC	Stops the basic redirector.
NWREDIR	Stops the Microsoft Novell compatible redirector.
WORKSTATION	Stops the default redirector.
NETBEUI	Stops the NetBIOS interface.
NWLINK	Stops the IPX/SPX compatible interface.
/YES	Carries out the NET STOP command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

To stop the workgroup redirector, type NET STOP without options. This command breaks all your connections to shared resources and removes the NET commands from your computer's memory.

NET TIME

Displays the time on or synchronizes your computer's clock with the shared clock on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, or NetWare time server.

NET TIME [\\computer | /WORKGROUP:wgname] [/SET] [/YES]

computer	Specifies the name of the computer (time server) whose time you want to check or use to synchronize your computer's clock.
/WORKGROUP	Specifies that you want to use the clock on a computer (time server) in another workgroup.
wgname	Specifies the name of the workgroup containing a computer whose clock you want to check or use to synchronize your computer's clock. If there are multiple time servers in that workgroup, NET TIME uses the first one it finds.
/SET	Synchronizes your computer's clock with the clock on the computer or workgroup you specify.
/YES	Carries out the NET TIME command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

NET USE

Connects or disconnects your computer from a shared resource or displays information about your connections.

NET USE [drive: | *] [\\computer\directory [password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]
NET USE [port:] [\\computer\printer [password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]

NET USE drive: | \\computer\directory /DELETE [/YES]
NET USE port: | \\computer\printer /DELETE [/YES]
NET USE * /DELETE [/YES]

NET USE drive: | * /HOME

drive	Specifies the drive letter you assign to a shared directory.
*	Specifies the next available drive letter. If used with /DELETE, specifies to disconnect all your connections.
port	Specifies the parallel (LPT) port name you assign to a shared printer.
computer	Specifies the name of the computer sharing the resource.
directory	Specifies the name of the shared directory.
printer	Specifies the name of the shared printer.
password	Specifies the password for the shared resource, if any.
?	Specifies that you want to be prompted for the password of the shared resource. You don't need to use this option unless the password is optional.
/SAVEPW:NO	Specifies that the password you type should not be saved in your password-list file. You need to re-type the password the next time you connect to this resource.
/YES	Carries out the NET USE command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.
/DELETE	Breaks the specified connection to a shared resource.
/NO	Carries out the NET USE command, responding with NO automatically when you are prompted to confirm actions.
/HOME	Makes a connection to your HOME directory if one is specified in your LAN Manager or Windows NT user account.

To list all your connections, type NET USE without options.

NET VER

Displays the type and version number of the workgroup redirector you are using.

NET VER

NET VIEW

Displays a list of computers in a specified workgroup or the shared resources available on a specified computer.

NET VIEW [\\computer] [/YES]
NET VIEW [/WORKGROUP:wgname] [/YES]

computer	Specifies the name of the computer whose shared resources you want to see listed.
/WORKGROUP	Specifies that you want to view the names of the computers in another workgroup that share resources.
wgname	Specifies the name of the workgroup whose computer names you want to view.
/YES	Carries out the NET VIEW command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

To display a list of computers in your workgroup that share resources, type NET VIEW without options.

Net examples

net use z: \\computer\folder

Map the Z: drive to the network path //computer/folder.

net send mrhope "There is hope!"

Send a text message to the computer with a hostname of mrhope the message There is hope!.

Note

This command only works in Windows versions that support it.

Tip

Today's computers disable the messenger service. If this service is disabled, you cannot send or receive net send messages. If you need to use this service, follow the instructions on this page and choose to enable the service instead of disabling it.

Note

New versions of Windows no longer support the net send command. Instead, use the msg command.

net send * "Hello everyone!"

The command above would send "Hello everyone!" to all users in your current domain.

Note

Used this command with caution. On a school or corporate network, any computer with the Messenger service enabled could receive the message.

net config workstation

Display additional information about the network such as the computer's name, workgroup, logon domain, DNS, and other useful information.

net view \\hope

To view the available computers and their shared resources, you may use either of the commands below. The first example displays available computers. The last command would display the shared resources on the hope computer.

net localgroup

Display all groups currently setup on the computer.

net share

Display all network shares on your computer.

net share hope=c:\hope\files

Create a share called "hope" for the "c:\hope\files" directory.

Which Net command is used to sets password and logon requirements for users?

The net accounts command is used to set password and logon requirements for users. For example, the net accounts command can be used to set the minimum number of characters that users can set their password to.

What utility is available on a Windows PC to view current running applications and processes?

Task List Viewer (TList), or tlist.exe, is a command-line utility that displays the list of tasks, or user-mode processes, currently running on the local computer.

What is the computer operating system utility command that allows a user to manually query the DNS servers configured on the device to resolve a given hostname?

Nslookup is a computer operating system utility that allows a user to manually query the DNS servers configured on the device to resolve a given host name. This utility can also be used to troubleshoot name resolution issues and to verify the current status of the name servers.

Which Windows tool selectively denies traffic to a computer or network segment?

A firewall is a computer network security system that restricts internet traffic in, out, or within a private network. This software or dedicated hardware-software unit functions by selectively blocking or allowing data packets.