# service - Windows Service

Checks a Windows service to make sure it’s in the correct state.

service
  Type:

    string

  Required:

    true

  the short name of the service to monitor (this is the “Service Name” on the General tab of the service Properties in the Services MMC snap-in).

want_state
  Type:

    string

  Required:

    false

  Default:

    `RUNNING`

  the required status for the service. One of:

  - `RUNNING`

  - `STOPPED`

  - `PAUSED`

  - `START_PENDING`

  - `PAUSE_PENDING`

  - `CONTINUE_PENDING`

  - `STOP_PENDING`

Tip

version 1.9 and earlier had a host parameter, which is no longer used.