RPC Security Service fails to start on Windows 2003 Server

[Synapse Syndrome]

Whenever I start this Windows 2003 Server, the RPC Security Service fails to
start.

Does anybody know what could cause this?

What does this service do, and could be the consequences of this service not
running? Is the server vulnerable without it?

What steps could I take to make sure it does run?

Thanks

 

[jwgoerlich@gmail.com]

Do you mean the "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" service? In a nutshell,
RPC enables processes on one computer to communicate with other
processes, on the same computer or on another.

RPC is used for many different programs. A computer is technically
less vulnerable with RPC off. This is mainly because so many other
things are broken and thus the number of things Malware can take
advantage of is decreased. The bottom line is you need RPC to run for
most Windows server functionality.

What type of error message do you get when the service fails? Is there
anything in the event log? Can you start RPC manually after booting
up?

J Wolfgang Goerlich

On Jul 12, 6:11 am, "Synapse Syndrome"
<syna...@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote:
> Whenever I start this Windows 2003 Server, the RPC Security Service fails to
> start.
>
> Does anybody know what could cause this?
>
> What does this service do, and could be the consequences of this service not
> running? Is the server vulnerable without it?
>
> What steps could I take to make sure it does run?
>
> Thanks

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

<jwgoerlich@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1184253855.038203.157170@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Do you mean the "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" service? In a nutshell,
> RPC enables processes on one computer to communicate with other
> processes, on the same computer or on another.
>
> RPC is used for many different programs. A computer is technically
> less vulnerable with RPC off. This is mainly because so many other
> things are broken and thus the number of things Malware can take
> advantage of is decreased. The bottom line is you need RPC to run for
> most Windows server functionality.
>
> What type of error message do you get when the service fails? Is there
> anything in the event log? Can you start RPC manually after booting
> up?


Thanks for your reply, but the service that is failing is called the RPC
Security Service. It does not start up again if I try starting it manually.

ss.