View or modify the service description of an ADAM instance

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To view or modify the service description of an ADAM instance

  1. Open Command Prompt.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To view the service description, type:

      sc \\servername qdescription serviceename

      where servername represents the name of the computer on which the ADAM instance is running, and servicename represents the service name of the ADAM instance.

    • To modify the service description, type:

      sc \\servername description servicename "service_description"

      where servername represents the name of the computer on which the ADAM service is running, servicename represents the service name of the ADAM instance, and service_description represents the new description.

Notes

  • To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.

  • By default, the ADAM service description is empty.

  • By default, the ADAM service name is ADAM_instancename, where instancename is the name that you provided during ADAM setup.

See Also

Concepts

Administering an ADAM instance
View or modify the service display name of an ADAM instance