Queries and displays the lock status for the Service Control Manager database.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

sc [<ServerName>] querylock

Parameter

Parameter Description

<ServerName>

Specifies the name of the remote server on which the service is located. The name must use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format (for example, \\myserver). To run SC.exe locally, omit this parameter.

/?

Displays help at the command prompt.

Examples

To display the lock status for the Service Control Manager database on the local computer, type:

sc querylock

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