1 Introduction

The Service Control Manager Remote Protocol is a remote procedure call (RPC)–based client/server protocol that is used for remotely managing the Service Control Manager (SCM). The SCM is an RPC server that enables service configuration and control of service programs. For more information, see [MSDN-WINSVC].

Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.