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Antonio Policelli

hello i have 2 questiosn here.

i want to change a domain admin password. i have check all servers
and no services start as this admin. is it ok to change password now
or do i look for more? my windows ad is native mode

2- i see many services start as 'log on as'
Network Service
Local System

is this ok? do i have to change these? what do they mean?

thanks
AP!
 
Never a good idea to use your domain administrator account as credentials
for services and or scheduled tasks, etc. In general if you have to ask the
question "what does this mean?" then it's almost always best to leave it
alone.

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| hello i have 2 questiosn here.
|
| i want to change a domain admin password. i have check all servers
| and no services start as this admin. is it ok to change password now
| or do i look for more? my windows ad is native mode
|
| 2- i see many services start as 'log on as'
| Network Service
| Local System
|
| is this ok? do i have to change these? what do they mean?
|
| thanks
| AP!
 
If you are not using the domain admin account to start
services or for replication, you should be able to change
the password. It's always best if you need to use an
admin account for services to create a special account for
that purpose.
 
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