'NT Authority\Network Service' Account

[Natalia]

Hello,

I want to run some program under 'NT Authority\Network Service'
account. My system is Windows 2003.
I tried to use 'runas' command, by it asks me for password... What
password does 'NT Authority\Network Service' account has? This is
system account, I didn't specified its password and has no idea how to
get it.

Is it possible to run something under this account and what way to do
it?

I actually want to run it from script, so 'runas' is not the good
solution.

I also has cmdasuser utility that allows me to run program under local
system account, but similarly I did't succeed to run it under 'NT
Authority\Network Service' account.

Thank you

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

A process run under the context of that "account" can only be spawned through a
service. You can not use runas to launch something that way. It would require a
service running as network service which launched a GUI on the current
interactive desktop so you could interact with it. I am not entirely sure it is
possible as I haven't looked into it at all.

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net

Post by Natalia
Hello,
I want to run some program under 'NT Authority\Network Service'
account. My system is Windows 2003.
I tried to use 'runas' command, by it asks me for password... What
password does 'NT Authority\Network Service' account has? This is
system account, I didn't specified its password and has no idea how to
get it.
Is it possible to run something under this account and what way to do
it?
I actually want to run it from script, so 'runas' is not the good
solution.
I also has cmdasuser utility that allows me to run program under local
system account, but similarly I did't succeed to run it under 'NT
Authority\Network Service' account.
Thank you