UPSA status stuck in "Starting" state - how to Stop

Question

my UPSA   sttus is starting state, i tried to stop but i am not able to perform this task.
may i know why this is happening. i am in   domain network and AD is configured in my dev.env and  this  box  is a VM with sp 2013, sp d   etc are installed on   win srvr 2012 os

Answer 1

Hi,
The User Profile Synchronization service runs under the farm account. The farm account requires specific permissions to configure profile synchronization, The Farm account must be a member of the Administrators group on the synchronization server. You can
remove this permission after you have configured the User Profile Synchronization service.
The Farm account must be able to log on locally to the synchronization server
The synchronization account for a connection to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) must have the following permissions:
It must have Replicate Directory Changes permission on the domain with which you'll synchronize. 
Here are the complete steps
To grant Replicate Directory Changes permission on a domain
On the domain controller, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
In Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the domain, and then click Delegate Control.
On the first page of the Delegation of Control Wizard, click Next.
On the Users or Groups page, click Add.
Type the name of the synchronization account, and then click OK.
Click Next.
On the Tasks to Delegate page, select Create a custom task to delegate, and then click Next.
On the Active Directory Object Type page, select This folder, existing objects in this folder, and creation of new objects in this folder, and then click Next.
On the Permissions page, in the Permissions box, select Replicating Directory Changes (select Replicate Directory Changes on
Windows Server 2003), and then click Next.
Click Finish.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh296982.aspx
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