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Exchange 2003 Service Account
I am setting up Exchange 2003 in a new Exchange Organization. I have created a service account. My question is when I install Exchange 2003 should I log into the machine with the service account or the domain Admins account.
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So this means I can run my exchange setup under any account that has relevant permissions within Exchange For Example (Domain Administrator Account). Another Question, by default what account does Exchange services run under? If I run Exchange Setup under Domain Administrator account would Exchange services run under Domain Administrator Account? Thanks,
You should run the Exchange setup on an account with the correct permissions. I usually recommend THE administrator account, not an equivalent.
The Exchange services run under a system account - Local System - and I would not recommend changing that account setting as it can stop Exchange from working.
System Accounts is an Exchange 5.5 thing and hasn't been used for many years.
Simon.
The Exchange services run under a system account - Local System - and I would not recommend changing that account setting as it can stop Exchange from working.
System Accounts is an Exchange 5.5 thing and hasn't been used for many years.
Simon.
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So the system account - Local System What is the system account? Is this is the account that I used to setup this server for the first time?
Also During the Exchange installation it prompts to enter the name of the account and its password. What account should I specify there? Can I use the Domain Administrator account or any account can be used.
Thanks. I appreciate all your help on this matter.
Also During the Exchange installation it prompts to enter the name of the account and its password. What account should I specify there? Can I use the Domain Administrator account or any account can be used.
Thanks. I appreciate all your help on this matter.
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You don't use service accounts with Exchange 200x. It should be using the built in accounts that it configures automatically. You can login to the server with any account that has the relevant permissions within Exchange.
Simon.