Admin console usually don't do well packaged as a service, but you could give that a shot: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192 Probably not the end of the world. A lot of risk is mitigated if your data center is secure. Disable what ever you can for that account, and set the screensaver to lock the console after a short timeout. Jack up the auditing too. Sam
________________________________ From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Autologons? Do you guys have any servers that automatically log into the console session at boot-up? We have a phone reporting server (Win2K Server) with old software that won't run unless someone is logged in at the console. I'd like to make it auto-login with a local (non-domain) account but I want to keep myself and the security team satisfied that I'm not creating an undue security risk. Anyone have a similar situation, and if so how do you handle it? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
