The Restart SMS Agent Host Service tool restarts the ConfigMgr Client on a device.
This tool can be run on device collections, or with a similar tool designed for single and multi-selected tools.
To run the tool:
1. In your Configuration Manager console, right-click on a device collection.
2. Click Right Click Tools > Client Tools on Collection > Restart SMS Agent Host Service.
When the action is run, it kicks off the restart automatically, displaying a progress bar and status message until either a successful completion or failure message.
Recast Permissions
| ConfigMgr | SMSAgentHostService |
Microsoft Permissions
- Requires administrator permission on the remote device.
- If using a Recast Management Server with a proxy, the service account needs administrator permission on the remote device.
- This tool requires Remote WMI access.