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can you giv eme an example where you installl multiple intances of a service?
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can you giv eme an example where you installl multiple intances of a service?

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thanks simonlimon:<br />
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I would like to know if SPN, is something at any given time we can check and see in Active directory or wherever it is supposed to be ? <br />
for instance AD account can be seen in AD console, a Service name can be seen in Services console, what about the SPN?<br />
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thanks simonlimon:

I would like to know if SPN, is something at any given time we can check and see in Active directory or wherever it is supposed to be ?
for instance AD account can be seen in AD console, a Service name can be seen in Services console, what about the SPN?



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I have been reading to understande the windows Service Principal Name, but it sounds to me the same as &nbsp;windows service account.<br />
any expert to clear this up?<br />
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thanks
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I have been reading to understande the windows Service Principal Name, but it sounds to me the same as  windows service account.
any expert to clear this up?

thanks

Service Principal Name vs service account

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.