Windows Service - Account - Login Script?

[Thomas]

Do a Account run the Login Script as defined in the user profile when logon
as a Windows Service?

 

[Deji Akomolafe]

Not while it is just being used as a service account. But if someone presses
ctrl-alt-del and use the account to login to a computer, yes, the script
will run. You can always configure the account to NOT have a logon script,
if you are concerned about this.

HTH
Deji

 

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

Nope, logon scripts are only processed during interactive logons and ONLY if the logon provider (which is usually the MS
GINA but that can be changed) runs it.

 

[Thomas]

Hi,

How would you connect to a share like \\somecomputer\ipc$ when the service
is starting?

Nope, logon scripts are only processed during interactive logons and ONLY

if the logon provider (which is usually the MS

 

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

The service would need to have that as part of the application.

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