Windows Utility to Monitor Starting of Services?

I have a service on a server that is getting changed from Disabled to
Automatic and started periodically, and we do not think operators are doing
this. I am looking for a Windows service that would act as a monitor for
other Windows services. Specifically, I want to receive email notification
when the service starts up or has its start mode altered, that gives:

- process id of the context that made the change

- user name or security context (e.g., SYSTEM) of the user making the change

- application name (e.g., CMD.EXE) making the change

Does any monitor service like what I am describing exist?

--
Will

In article <kYWdnQF-0IyuVInVnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Will <westes-usc@noemail.nospam> wrote:
>I have a service on a server that is getting changed from Disabled to
>Automatic and started periodically, and we do not think operators are doing
>this. I am looking for a Windows service that would act as a monitor for
>other Windows services. Specifically, I want to receive email notification
>when the service starts up or has its start mode altered, that gives:
>
>- process id of the context that made the change
>
>- user name or security context (e.g., SYSTEM) of the user making the change
>
>- application name (e.g., CMD.EXE) making the change
>
>Does any monitor service like what I am describing exist?
>



"Servers Alive" (aka salive) will monitor all sorts of stuff on the
local machine and on other machines. It's one of my favorite tools.

These days, I think you can monitor 10 objects without paying
anything. The the full version is laughably cheap if you need it.

http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/

I have no other relationship with these folks.



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