Configure Symphony services to log on under a specific user account

Task 1: Grant the local account permission to Log On as service.

1. On the computer that hosts the Symphony services, run secpol.msc or open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
2. Expand Local Policies and click User Rights Assignments.
3. Right-click Log on as Service and click Properties.
4. Click Add User or Group.
5. Add the user account that the Symphony Server uses and click OK.
   Note: If the user account that you add is not a local or domain administrator, perform the following steps.
   1. Open a command prompt.
   2. Use the following command to grant local/domain user access permission to the IIS folders:

      cd c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
      aspnet_regiis.exe -ga domain\user
      

   3. Use the following command to reserve the URL for a non-administrator user account:

      netsh add urlacl url=http://+:5047/Soap/ user=DOMAIN\user
      

Task 2: Add global settings

Configure all Symphony services to log on with a specific Windows account.

1. In the server configuration interface, click Devices > Servers.
2. Select a server and click Edit.
3. In the Manage Services section, perform the following tasks:
   1. Select This account.
   2. Type the username for the user account. If you do not include a domain, the username must include .\ as a prefix.
   3. Type the password. for the user account.
4. Click Save.