How to change the Administration Server service account using the klsrvswch utility

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The article concerns the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center 10:

• Service Pack 3 (version 10.5.1781.0)
• Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 1 (version 10.4.343)

You can change the account used to start the Administration Server service with the klsrvswch utility. 

The klsrvswch executable file is located in the Kaspersky Security Center 10 installation folder: 

• for 32-bit operating systems: %ProgramFiles%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Center\klsrvswch.exe
• for 64-bit operating systems: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Center\klsrvswch.exe

To change the Administration Server account:

1. Start the klsrvswch utility from the Kaspersky Security Center 10 installation folder and click Next.
2. Set the account in one of the following ways:
   • Select Local System Account and click Next. 
     The Administration Server service will start under the system account with LocalSystem privileges.
   • Select User account and add the account. Specify an account password if necessary and click Next.
     The Administration Server service will start under the domain user account.

3. If necessary, specify the path to a folder for storing Windows updates and click Next.

4. Click Finish. 

When using SQL server Microsoft Windows authentication, be sure to provide access to the SQL database. The user account must be the owner of the Kaspersky Security Center 10 database. It is necessary to use the dbo schema by default.

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