Creating a Windows User Account for EFT Server

The Server service runs under a user account, which must have full administrative rights to the folder in which you install EFT Server. With administrative rights, the service can save all your settings. If the service does not have administrative rights, you will lose settings and user accounts whenever you restart the EFT Server service, and you will need to reset permissions on the computer on which the Server service is running.

To create a user account in Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000

1. After you install EFT Server, open the Computer Management console. (e.g., on the Desktop, right-click My Computer, then click Manage.)

2. Expand the Local users and groups node, right-click Users, then click New User. The New User dialog box appears.
   
   

3. Create the EFT Server user account (e.g., EFTUser), click Create, then click Close.

4. Close the Computer Management console.

5. In Administrative Tools, click Local Security Policy. The Local Security Settings dialog box appears.
   
   

6. Expand the Local Policies node, then click User Rights Assignment.

7. In the right pane, in the Policy column, double-click Act as part of the operating system. The Properties dialog box appears.
   
   

8. Click Add user or Group. The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.
   
   

9. Select the new user you just added (e.g., EFTServer), click Add, then click OK.

10. If necessary, assign permissions for this user account in Windows.

11. Assign EFT Server to the new user account and log EFT Server on as a service.