Service Logon Account - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Service Logon Account

Altiris® Deployment Server® Configuration Utility
Account Opens the Service Logon Account dialog, which lets you specify
the logon account used by the Deployment Server service.
The LocalSystem account requires a simple installation that runs
Deployment Server services on the local computer, prohibiting
access to network shares or components.
If you select the Use the LocalSystem account option, you can
click the Allow service to interact with desktop check box to
place an icon in your system tray. This icon lets you quickly shut
down the Deployment Server services or to view server statistics
(just as you can do from the Manage > Services and Applications >
Services > Altiris eXpress Server service).
The default setting is to provide a user name and password during
installation. You can select the Use the following account and
password option to install the service on different computers and to
access components across the network.
Options Opens the Altiris Deployment Server Options dialog, which lets
you specify Deployment Server options, such as General, Drive
Mappings, Connections, and so on.
You can use the Service Logon Account dialog to set up the user account for the
Deployment Server.
Item
Use the LocalSystem
account
Use the following account
and password
To specify or change the Deployment Server service account
1. From the Control Panel of the Deployment Server computer, open the Altiris
Deployment Server Configuration Utility.
2. Click Account.
3. Choose whether you want to use the LocalSystem account or a user-defined
account. If you choose a user-defined account, you must enter the user name and
password.
Deployment Server Configuration Utility
Description
Specifies that the Deployment Server service should
use the LocalSystem account. See
page 266. You can use this option if your Deployment
Server directory is located on the same computer as
the Deployment Server and if you don't need to
access any other file servers.
Specifies that a user-defined account should be used
by the Deployment Server service. If you select this
this option, you must supply the appropriate user
name and password. The account must have
Administrator rights on the Deployment Server
computer. You must use this option if your
Deployment Server directory is located on a server
other than the Deployment Server.
Account on
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