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Browse All TopicsHaving a problem with getting my smart card service to start. Seems that it should load under NTAUTHORITY\LocalService but I don't know what the password is or even how to find it to change it. Need fast help
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The NT Authority\LocalService account doesn't have a password. Remove the password masking from both fields to make sure that it sees that it is blank.
http://technet2.microsoft.
Try this and then try Starting or Restarting the service. Pay close attention to the fact that the LocalService account has a space after the NT and before the Authority.
If this doesn't work try looking in the eventvwr.msc or event log for errors when the service tries to start.
your options are to run sfc /scannow (make sure that you have your windows xp ready)
but you can helps us help you...what are you expiriencing meaning errors on screen...
also take a look at your eventlog to see if you see any errors related to that service...
But your orginal question has now changed you are aware of that right?
Try to download a systeminternals tool - now it's microsoft ;)
FileMon http://www.microsoft.com/t
REgMon http://www.microsoft.com/t
Run this tools and then try to run that service, after Access Denial error occures stop monitors and look for ACCESS DENIAL writes, then give proper rights to that objects for which NT AUTHORITY has no access
this should help
Option 1: http://support.microsoft.c
Option 2: (Assuming its a USB Smart Card Reader) Uninstall the USB Controller Drivers and restart. Re-install the USB Controller Drivers if windows doesn't do it automatically.
You can always tell it to login with a Domain Admin account like Jimmy suggests, but that doesn't solve the issue. I would read the microsoft article. It might give you some insight into what is going on behind the scenes. Alternatively you can set it to login as a Local System account which is the other option on the Services properties page.
It would be weird that the service permissions have been changed but you could check it anyway:
command-line:
sc sdshow SCardSvr
it will show a large string, that's the DACL / SACL of the service SmartCard. This is what It shows on my Windows XP :
D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;
The part that defines the permission of the LocalService account is :
(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;L
A: Allow
CC,LC,SW,RP,WP,DT,LO,CR,RC
LS: LocalService
If you dont have that part you can insert it and change the permissions or you can use the permissions of my Windows XP if you want: (everything in one line)
sc sdset SCardSvr D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;
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by: jimmymcp02Posted on 2006-12-12 at 15:02:23ID: 18126724
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