DOCUMENT:Q180013  11-JUN-2002  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Determining Which Windows NT Account Is the Service Accoun
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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This article describes how to determine which Microsoft Windows NT account was
chosen as the Exchange service account during Setup.

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If the Exchange Server computer is running:

1. Start the Exchange Administrator program.

2. Expand the Site container, and then click the Configuration container.

3. From the File menu, click Properties.

4. Click the Service Account Password tab. The Account Name box displays the
   service account information.

If the Exchange Server computer is down, you cannot start the Exchange
Administrator program to find the Windows account. Therefore, you must perform
the following steps:

NOTE: This is for viewing the information only; changing this value is not
supported.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Start the Microsoft Windows NT registry editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Select the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

3. Click MSExchangeSA.

The ObjectName value in the right pane gives the domain name and the Windows NT
account name of the Exchange service account.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbhowto

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