Allow Non-Admin User Start/Stop/Restart Certain Services In Windows 7

In Windows XP

1. Edit the properties of the service and set the Log On user. The appropriate right will be automatically assigned.

2. Add these user (Domain Or Local) into the Power User Group

                                                 But in the case of Windows 7, the Power Users group is never the answer. It's an old legacy thing. So i here with mentioned an Another friendly option for doing the same thing using the subinacl command line tool included in the Windows 2003 Resource Kit.

1. Login as an administrator.
2. Download subinacl.exe from Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23510

3. Grant permissions to user account to manage the services
4. Open Command Prompt and Navigate to Subincal installed directory

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\

Syntax:-

            SUBINACL /SERVICE Servicename /GRANT=Machine Name\UserName=Access

            SUBINACL /SERVICE Servicename /GRANT=DomainName\UserName=Access

The Access permissions you can grant are defined as follows

F : Full Control

R : Generic Read

W : Generic Write

X : Generic eXecute

L : Read controL

Q : Query Service Configuration

S : Query Service Status

E : Enumerate Dependent Services

C : Service Change Configuration

T : Start Service

O : Stop Service

P : Pause/Continue Service

I : Interrogate Service

U : Service User-Defined Control Commands

Eg -If a Domain User :-

             subinacl /service wampapache /grant=amritavidya.edu\jagannathanv=TOP

Eg if a Local user

subinacl /service wampapache /grant=PC1\test=TOP

Eg :- C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>subinacl /service wampapache

/grant=sasi\test=TOP

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