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The LocalSystem account has no password, and no one can log on under this account. On the local computer, LocalSystem account can perform many tasks required of administrators. It has very few privileges beyond the boundaries of the server on which it is being used, thus helping to prevent attacks if an attempt is made to compromise a service.
LocalSystem is the most common account under which Windows services are run.
Important Changing the Log on as option from the LocalSystem account to another user account can cause a service to fail on startup. IIS 5.0 requires the startup account to be LocalSystem.