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title: "Can I use a service account?"
canonical: "https://www.techtime-initiative.com/space/EasySSO/1736712/Can%20I%20use%20a%20service%20account%3F"
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No.

The account must be a dedicated computer account and a password must be set explicitly.

An account can be created (also known as "pre-staged") using standard Microsoft tools as described in [this Technet article](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754478%28v=ws.11%29.aspx).  
Password can be set from the command line using the following command described in [this Technet article](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490718.aspx).

```
net user <username$> <password> /domain
```

Once configured (with the computer account) EasySSO starts playing a role of a computer on your network, for the purpose of authentication.

The underlying process is similar to those happening when a user is trying to access a shared drive on another machine.