--- title: "Why do I need a new computer account?" canonical: "https://www.techtime-initiative.com/space/EasySSO/3211468/Why%20do%20I%20need%20a%20new%20computer%20account%3F" format: markdown --- Once configured with a computer account, EasySSO starts playing a role of a computer on your network for the purpose of authentication. The underlying process when SSO is performed is similar to those happening when a user is trying to access a shared drive on another machine. > ⚠️ You will need a new/dedicated computer account with a password. It's not a user account or what is known as a "service" account. Please do not re-use computer accounts created for other instances of EasySSO (e.g. test environment or other Atlassian applications) - for details, see: [I have multiple instances of EasySSO - how many computer accounts do I need?](https://techtime-website.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EasySSO/pages/1736801) in our [FAQ](https://techtime-website.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EasySSO/pages/1638405) 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 "net user /domain" command described in [this Technet article](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490718.aspx).