DOCUMENT:Q199234 21-MAY-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Systems Management Server 2.0 System Accounts PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The purpose of this article is to help administrators understand the number of accounts that may be created as sites are added to the Systems Management Server hierarchy. Systems Management Server 2.0 creates and uses more domain accounts than are used in Systems Management Server 1.2. A typical Systems Management Server 2.0 installation will create the accounts listed in the MORE INFORMATION section of this article on the site server if it is the only computer with Systems Management Server 2.0 installed. MORE INFORMATION ================ The accounts are as follows: - SMS Client Network Connection Account This domain account is created by Setup. Only one per site is created; however, the administrator can create as many accounts as are required to address specific security issues. - SMS Server Network Connection Account Setup creates one of these accounts per site. - SMS Remote Service Account You may have more than two of these accounts, depending on the number of remote client access points (CAPs) that have been installed. - SMSCliToknAcct& Account This is an internal Systems Management Server account. Only one of these accounts is created per domain, regardless of the number of sites installed within that domain. - SMS&_ Account One of these accounts is created for each domain controller in the enumerated domain, regardless of the number of sites within that domain. To calculate the number of accounts that Systems Management Server will generate upon installation of the hierarchy, use the following guidelines: SMS Client Network Connection account: 1 x SMS Server Network Connection account: 1 x SMS Remote Service account: 2 x (default is 1 CAP per site) SMSCliToknAcct& account: 1 x SMS&_ account: 1 x account: 1 x 10 = 10 Total : 60 accounts Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.