Microsoft KB Archive/821126

= Deployment user credentials are stored in the metabase =

Article ID: 821126

Article Last Modified on 11/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2

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INTRODUCTION
To deploy Microsoft Application Center 2000, you must have administrative credentials on the target server. Deployment information and user credentials are stored in the metabase.



MORE INFORMATION
The deployment credentials are deleted from the metabase when the deployment status is removed from the MMC synchronizations node. This action occurs, typically, 24 hours after the deployment.

The administrative credentials are encrypted by the same mechanism that is used to store the IUSR _machinename password and the IWAM_machinename password. Therefore, the account credentials are not available to anyone with local access to the server.

If you do not want to use domain accounts for Application Center deployments, use a new local account that has Administrative rights instead.

