mksauth -- password authentication service

SYNOPSIS

mksauth [-install] [-remove] [-debug]

The mksauth service provides password authentication for the at, batch, crontab, and wts commands as well as the MKS Toolkit Scheduler (tksched). Like any other Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista service, you can use the service utility to start and stop mksauth.

Options

-install

installs and starts the mksauth service. To start the service without installing it, use the service command:

service start mksauth

-remove

stops and removes the mksauth service. To stop the service without removing it, use the service command:

service stop mksauth

-debug

runs mksauth as a normal program in the current console for debugging purposes.

Registry Entries

The following registry entries must be set for mksauth to properly handle event logging. Normally, these entries are set at installation time.

registry -s \
   -k 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\mksauth' \
   -n EventMessageFile -V 'str:c:\winnt\system32\mksmsg.dll'

registry -s \
   -k 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\mksauth' \
   -n TypesSupported -V dword:0x7

FILES

mksmsg.dll: is required for event log support.

DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0: Successful completion.
>0: An error occurred.

PORTABILITY

Windows NT 4.0. Windows 2000. Windows XP. Windows Server 2003.

AVAILABILITY

MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
MKS Toolkit for Developers
MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

mksauth
password authentication service

Service