InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comSun, 19 May 2013 08:44:53 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1366307-391-1.aspxAgain same rule applies, it is a service running on the windows box, so you need the correct rights to stop/start/restart services at the OS level.Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:57:16 GMTanthony.greenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1366307-391-1.aspxThank you for the reply.If it is SQL Server agent services instead of SQL Server services ?Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:49:39 GMTRaghavenderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1366307-391-1.aspxNo, you can't. SQL server permissions are entirely independent of Windows server permissions, and you need to be a local admin to restart a service--there are no exceptions to this.Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:18:25 GMTpaul.knibbshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1366307-391-1.aspxHi All,Can we start and stop the SQL Server services without being the member of Adminstative group on local server ?and the windows login is having Sysadmin previlages on the SQL Server.Thanks and regards,Raghavender ChavvaSun, 30 Sep 2012 20:49:55 GMTRaghavender