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Add the Services and Login Accounts
Select the accounts under which VCM services and logins run.
Prerequisites
n Click Prerequisites, and correct any missing installation requirements. See "Prerequisites" on page26.
Procedure
1. On the left, click Basic Information.
2. Under VCM Accounts, select one of the following options.
n Use Built-in Accounts. Run VCM logins and services under built-in Windows operating system
accounts.
n Use One Account for All Components. Run all VCM logins and services under the same domain
account.
The account must be different than the VCM administrator account for logging in to install VCM.
3. If you selected the domain account option, type the account details:
n Domain and account name, separated by a backslash
n Account password
4. If you selected the domain account option, click Validate.
What to do next
Select the folder in which to install VCM.
See "Select the VCM Installation Folder" below.
Built-in or Domain Accounts
To decide whether to use built-in accounts or domain accounts for VCM logins, consider your site policies,
tracking requirements, and how much account creation and maintenance you are willing to perform.
n Built-in accounts. Built-in accounts are useful if you do not want to create or maintain domain accounts
for VCM service logins. A common reason for the built-in approach is that domain accounts are often
subject to password expiration policies. An expired password affects VCM operations, and a changed
password creates a mismatch that requires maintenance to resynchronize the password in VCM.
The built-in account option runs VCM logins under NT Authority\System for Windows services and
NT Authority\IUSR for IIS components.
n Domain accounts. Domain accounts provide for better tracking and fault isolation within tools such as
the Windows Event Log, where you might want to easily distinguish VCM events from other events.
Select the VCM Installation Folder
Select the folder in which to install VCM.
Prerequisites
n Click Prerequisites, and correct any missing installation requirements. See "Prerequisites" on page26.
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