machine account

[NC]

Hi all,

In the project server book I have, it says you can create
a * Machine Account * using the * Add User * in the Admin
section of PWA. What would you do with a machine account?

Thanks,
NC

 

[William Raymond]

Hi NC,

I'm not sure what book you are referring to, but chances are its just not
describing the functionality properly. Basically, you can have two types of
PWA accounts:

1) PWA Login: A user account managed by MS Project Server, with a password
stored in the database.

2) Windows Login: A user account created on the server or the domain server.
In this scenario, Project Server only records the fact that a Windows Login
has access rights and lets Windows manage the account.

#2 is what I would consider to be a 'machine' account. You (or a Windows
Administrator) must create the account on the domain server (machine) and
then add that new user to PWA. Project Server does not have the capability
to create accounts itself.

-Bill
--
Microsoft Project MVP
http://www.capstone.com
projectnation at hotmail dot com

Project FAQs: http://www.mvps.org/project/

 

[NC]

Thank you Bill . Its clear now.
NC

-----Original Message-----
Hi NC,

I'm not sure what book you are referring to, but chances are its just not
describing the functionality properly. Basically, you can have two types of
PWA accounts:

1) PWA Login: A user account managed by MS Project Server, with a password
stored in the database.

2) Windows Login: A user account created on the server or the domain server.
In this scenario, Project Server only records the fact that a Windows Login
has access rights and lets Windows manage the account.

#2 is what I would consider to be a 'machine' account. You (or a Windows
Administrator) must create the account on the domain server (machine) and
then add that new user to PWA. Project Server does not have the capability
to create accounts itself.

-Bill
--
Microsoft Project MVP
http://www.capstone.com
projectnation at hotmail dot com

Project FAQs: http://www.mvps.org/project/





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