How the System Account Is Used in
Windows
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.5,
3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1,
3.5, 3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
The system account and the administrator account
(Administrators group) have the same file privileges, but they have
different functions. The system account is used by the operating system
and by services that run under Windows. There are many services and
processes within Windows that need the capability to log on internally
(for example during a Windows installation). The system account was
designed for that purpose; it is an internal account, does not show up
in User Manager, cannot be added to any groups, and cannot have user
rights assigned to it. On the other hand, the system account does show
up on an NTFS volume in File Manager in the Permissions portion of the
Security menu. By default, the system account is granted full control to
all files on an NTFS volume. Here the system account has the same
functional privileges as the administrator account.
NOTE: Granting either account Administrators group file permissions does
not implicitly give permission to the system account. The system
account's permissions can be removed from a file but it is not
recommended.
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First Published: |
Sep 23
1994 12:00AM |
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