Creating a Windows User Account for EFT

To create a user account in Windows

  1. After you install EFT, open the Computer Management console. (In the Windows Search box, type computer management.)
  2. Expand the Local users and Groups node, right-click Users, then click New User. The New User dialog box appears.

  3. Create a user account for EFT (for example, EFTUser), clear the User must change password at next logon check box, and then click Create, and then click Close.
  4. Close the Computer Management console.
  5. Open the Local Security Policy console. (In the Windows Search box, type local security policy.)
  6. Expand the Local Policies node, and 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 (for example, EFTServer), click Add, then click OK.

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

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