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FRS_ERR_STOPPING_SERVICE
The file replication service cannot be stopped.
FRS_ERR_STOPPING_SERVICE is Win32 error 8003 (0x00001F43) in legacy File Replication Service (FRS).
What to verify
Verify whether NtFrs can quiesce replication, close its database, and stop within the service-control deadline. Check service checkpoint and wait hint, FRS event log before shutdown, and threads or handles blocking exit.
Likely causes
- a replication worker is hung.
- database or staging I/O does not complete.
- RPC shutdown is blocked.
- the service is processing a long recovery action.
Troubleshooting steps
- Collect service checkpoint and wait hint.
- Record FRS event log before shutdown.
- Correlate threads or handles blocking exit with the File Replication Service event log, Service Control Manager, Directory Service and Netlogon events, RPC diagnostics, and replica-set state.
Handling, retry, and recovery
Allow bounded completion, capture a dump if the service remains stuck, correct the blocking operation, and avoid killing the process before understanding database durability.
Related errors
FRS_ERR_STARTING_SERVICE applies to initialization, while this code applies to orderly shutdown
Example
A domain controller shutdown waits on NtFrs because a staging-volume I/O never completes. Storage remediation allows the service to close its database normally.
References
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