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In [[computing]], mechanisms and techniques for managing services often differ by [[operating system]]. '''Operating system service management''' can refer to the following:

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* In several Unix and Unix-like operating systems, init.d scripts, used by the [[init]] process, are used to control services.

* Sun Microsystem's Solaris 10 operating environment uses the [[Service Management Facility]].

* Microsoft Windows uses INSTSRV and SRVANY programs, see also [[Windows service]] and [[Service Control Manager]],

* [[Cygwin]], a collection of free software tools that allows Microsoft Windows to function similarly to a Unix system, uses a tool called cygrunsrv.

* Apple's Mac OS X uses [[launchd]] or [[SystemStarter]], depending on the version of the system software.

* [[runit]]

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