It uses the Farm account, the one specified during the config wizard. You could specify a different one I think using PowerShell but haven't checked. I wouldn't recommend using network service, even on a stand alone install.
Cheers Josh From: ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Paul Turner Sent: Friday, 7 May 2010 12:28 PM To: ozMOSS Subject: RE: User Profile Synchronization Service in SharePoint 2010 You should setup a real account. The system accounts won't have rights to AD like a normal domain user account. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782435(WS.10).aspx Regards, Paul Turner Senior Solutions Specialist M: 0412 748 168 P: 08 8238 0912 F: 08 8234 5966 A: 66 Henley Beach Road, Mile End SA 5031 E: paul.tur...@dws.com.au<mailto:paul.tur...@dws.com.au> W: www.dws.com.au [cid:image001.jpg@01CAEDE7.510104D0] ADVANCED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are only for the use of the person to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this email in error and are requested to delete it immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be that of DWS Pty Ltd. Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of ken zheng Sent: Friday, 7 May 2010 11:33 AM To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com Subject: User Profile Synchronization Service in SharePoint 2010 Hi Guys: I am trying to start User Profile Synchronization Service in Central Admin of SP 2010, but after clcik Start, the page ask me the password for "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" in Servcie Account Name and Password. And I can't change Account name that is disabled. This is just a standalone server. Does anyone see this before, where can I canged the servvice account? Cheers Ken
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