| Event Id | 7020 |
| Source | Service Control Manager |
| Description | Circular dependency: The %1 service depends on a group which starts later. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause : This event is logged when the services manually started have a circular dependency chain. Resolution : Remove the circular dependency To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To list the dependent services or service groups for a service and remove the circular dependencies: 1.At a command prompt, typesc qc service_name to view the other services and service groups on which service_name is dependent. 2.Type sc config service_name depend= service_name/+group_name (where service_name is the name of any noncircular dependent service and group_name is the name of any noncircular dependent service group) to remove dependencies on individual circular services or service groups. Verify : To perform this procedure, you must have membership inAdministrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To verify that a service has started: 1.Open the Services snap-in by clicking theStart button,Control Panel, andAdministrative Tools, then double-clickingServices. 2.In the details pane of the Services snap-in, locate the name of the service and verify that the Status column shows a status of Started --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cause : The service specified depends on a group which is configured to start later than the specified service. Resolution : Change the dependency or change the order of theGroupOrderList in the registry. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 7020 from Source Service Control Manager |
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