Running the Service as a different User

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GremlinX · #1 Post by **GremlinX** » 2004-07-17 02:07

By default the FTP server runs as a service using the "LocalSystem" account on Windows Server 2000 or 2003. However, I need to access resources on the network using this server, so I need to start the service as a network user. When I do this I can no longer connect to the server using an FTP client or the admin interface. Is it possible to run this server as a different user, or am Istuck running it as LocalSystem?

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#2 Post by **botg** » 2004-07-17 11:51

Look the service page in the Windows system management console.

GremlinX · #3 Post by **GremlinX** » 2004-07-22 19:39

I know how to change who the service starts as, but when I do I can't connect to the server anymore. Does the user need to have any special privileges or anything?

Thanks

#4 Post by **botg** » 2004-07-22 23:00

Make sure the user has network access. Other than that, I'm not sure which rights are required.