This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.
Operating System
Windows Server 2012
Product/Feature
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Severity
Error
Category
Configuration
The AD FS Windows Service startup type is not set to Automatic for this instance.
If the startup type of this AD FS Windows Service is not set to Automatic, the AD FS Windows Service cannot respond to client directory requests.
Change this AD FS Windows Service startup type to Automatic in Services Control Manager or by running the following Windows PowerShell command: Set-Service {0} -StartupType Automatic.
Use one the following procedures to change the AD FS Windows Service startup type to Automatic. After you change the AD FS Windows Service startup type, rerun the AD FS BPA to verify compliance.
To perform any of the following procedures, you must be a member of the Builtin\Administrators group on the target server.
Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
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Click Start, click Run, then type the following command and click OK:
Services.msc
Right-click AD FS Windows Service and click Properties.
On the General tab, change the Startup type: to Automatic, and then click OK.
Open Windows PowerShell on the Windows Taskbar.
Type the following command and press ENTER:
Set-Service AD FS Windows Service name -StartupType Automatic
For example, if the AD FS Windows Service name is ADFS1, type the following command and press ENTER:
Set-Service ADFS1 -StartupType Automatic
Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
cmd
sc UNC path for server config AD FS Windows Service name start=auto
For example, to change the startup type for an AD FS Windows Service named ADFS1 on a server named ADFSServer15, type the following command and press ENTER:
sc \\ADFSServer15 config ADFS1 start=auto
The command should return the following result:
[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS
Using the Set-Service Cmdlet