SIS User Account (AccountName)

Section:

Service Installation Service (SIS)

Description:

Account for the Service Installation Service (SIS); is only displayed if you are using separate accounts for the SIS and DSM Runtime Service.

This user account needs the following permissions:

  • Local administrator on every computer to be managed

If you don't want to use a separate account for the SIS, make sure that the Active Directory computer account of the Management Point on which the SIS is installed has the appropriate permissions.
See also: Using Computer Accounts for Authentication

Possible Values:

Use the following syntax for the operating system:

  • Windows Domain: <DOMAINE>\<USER ACCOUNT>
  • Windows workgroup: <USER ACCOUNT>
    (Do not enter the workgroup name)

Default value:

 

Set during/as:

Installation

Set on level:

ORG

Passed on to:

Region, site

Change (via):

ORG, region, site

Reference (via):

SisSettings.AccountName

Reasons for change:

Security

Notes/Warnings:

To execute actions on the computer where it is installed (Management Point!), a service automatically uses the local SYSTEM account. Therefore, the SYSTEM account on this computer needs the same file system permissions as the account for the respective service.