Services starting with Local Service Account not working as expected...

[Galpersonal]

Ok -

We have a server that we run a print service utility on. The service sends
print jobs to a Print Server on another computer. When we start the service
with a domain account, the jobs print fine. When we start the service with
a local system account, it won't print.

for some reason the domain admin will not give us a domain account to start
our server with (citing security concerns). We've asked that he create an
account, and he can start the service with any password he wants ( we do not
need to know it).

Is there a way I can ask him for a domain account and not have him feel like
this is a security risk?

Thanks!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Try creating local accounts on each with the same credentials and start the
service with the new account.

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:
| Ok -
|
| We have a server that we run a print service utility on. The service
sends
| print jobs to a Print Server on another computer. When we start the
service
| with a domain account, the jobs print fine. When we start the service
with
| a local system account, it won't print.
|
| for some reason the domain admin will not give us a domain account to
start
| our server with (citing security concerns). We've asked that he create an
| account, and he can start the service with any password he wants ( we do
not
| need to know it).
|
| Is there a way I can ask him for a domain account and not have him feel
like
| this is a security risk?
|
| Thanks!
|
|

 

[Galpersonal]

We believe the problem is the print service utility that we wrote is not
being allowed to access that print server on the other server.

I just read about the "NTSUTHORITY/NetworkService" account. It says that
account is treated like a domain account. Do you think this might solve the
problem?

 

[Dave Patrick]

"Galpersonal" wrote:
| We believe the problem is the print service utility that we wrote is not
| being allowed to access that print server on the other server.
* I agreed per your description. That's why I made the sugestion.


| I just read about the "NTSUTHORITY/NetworkService" account. It says that
| account is treated like a domain account. Do you think this might solve
the
| problem?
* Doesn't hurt to try.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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[Joe Richards [MVP]]

The Local Service account doesn't have any network access. You would
want to look at the Network Service Account. It will act like an
authenticated user on other network machines. If you need to give it
additional permissions, you would have to specify the computer account
of the machine the service is running on.

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Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
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