UnlockServiceDatabase

The UnlockServiceDatabase function unlocks a service control manager database by releasing the specified lock.

BOOL UnlockServiceDatabase(
  SC_LOCK ScLock   // SCM database lock
);

Parameters

ScLock

[in] Specifies a lock obtained from a previous call to the LockServiceDatabase function.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

The following error codes can be set by the service control manager. Other error codes can be set by the registry functions that are called by the service control manager.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Header: Declared in Winsvc.h; include Windows.h.
  Library: Use Advapi32.lib.

See Also

Services Overview, Service Functions, LockServiceDatabase, QueryServiceLockStatus