Run windows agent with non system account

49 votes

Windows Agent: Make account under which the service is running configurable within agent setup.

Different builtin functions of the windows agent will not work, if the account, within the service is running, has not the proper rights.

Especially "fileinfo" does not always work for net shares.

Under consideration Checks&Agents Suggested by: Marcus Klein (05 May, '22) • Upvoted: 06 Nov, '23 • Comments: 4

Comments: 4

10 May, '22
Heiko
Hallo, aus meiner Sicht eine wichtige, aber fehlende Funktion, da bei diversen Kunden bereits benötigt.
28 Jun, '22
Daniel
Sehr, sehr Gute Idee – Wenn möglich bitte den Account über die Bakery einbauen / definieren.
14 Dec, '22
Stefan
... and support group managed service accounts. So there is no need to store the password in the setup of agent.
08 Feb
Gabriel Barceló
You may use NETWORK SERVICE, I think it can grab COMPUTER$ AD account context