How to run IDS Server using a specific user account on Windows NT?
By default, IDS Server on Windows NT is run as a NT service using the default ‘system’ account. This account has minimum security, network and other customization. Sometimes it is necessary to run the IDS Server service using a specific user account so that the server inherit configurations such as ODBC data sources and network drive mappings setup using that account. Here is how you can do it on NT 4.0: 1. Run Control Panel – Services, find and highlight the IDS Server service and click on the “Startup…” button. 2. Select the “This Account:” radio button, then type in the user account in the edit box to the right (for example administrator or informix). Then enter and confirm the Windows NT password of the selected user account in the two remaining edit boxes. 3. Click “OK”. Stop and restart the IDS Server service.
