Microsoft KB Archive/180013

= XADM: Determining Which Windows NT Account Is the Service Account =

Article ID: 180013

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q180013



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:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



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



MORE INFORMATION
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.

 Start the Microsoft Windows NT registry editor (Regedt32.exe). Select the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

 Click MSExchangeSA.

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

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