| NAnt  Help  Task Reference  <servicecontroller> | v0.85 | 
Allows a Windows service to be controlled.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required | 
|---|---|---|---|
| action | ActionType | The action that should be performed on the service. | True | 
| service | string | The name of the service that should be controlled. | True | 
| machine | string | The name of the computer on which the service resides. The default is the local computer. | False | 
| timeout | double | The time, in milliseconds, the task will wait for the service to reach the desired status. The default is 5000 milliseconds. | False | 
| failonerror | bool | Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. | False | 
| if | bool | If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False | 
| unless | bool | Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. | False | 
| verbose | bool | Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. | False | 
Starts the World Wide Web Publishing Service on the local computer.
<servicecontroller action="Start" service="w3svc" />
    
      Stops the Alerter service on computer 'MOTHER'.
<servicecontroller action="Stop" service="Alerter" machine="MOTHER" />