Setting the Identity for an Application

An application's identity represents the account that is used to run the application. The identity can be that of the user that is currently logged on (the interactive user), the user account of the client process that launched the server, a specified user, or a service. (For help with deciding which identity to set for your application, see Application Identity.) You can use Dcomcnfg.exe to choose one of these identities for the application.

    To set identity for an application:

1. With Dcomcnfg.exe running, select the application from the Applications page and choose the Properties button (or double-click the selected application).
2. On the Identity property page, select the option button for the identity you want. If you choose the This User: option, you must type in the user name, the password, and the confirmed password.
3. If you will be setting other properties for this application, choose the Apply button to apply the new identity. Choose OK if you are finished setting properties for this application and you wish to apply the changes.