XADM: Determining Which Windows NT Account Is the Service Account

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If the Exchange Server computer is running:

1. Start the Exchange Administrator program.
2. Expand the Site container, and then click the Configuration container.
3. From the File menu, click Properties.
4. Click the Service Account Password tab. The Account Name box displays the service account information.

If the Exchange Server computer is down, you cannot start the Exchange Administrator program to find the Windows account. Therefore, you must perform the following steps:

NOTE: This is for viewing the information only; changing this value is not supported.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Start the Microsoft Windows NT registry editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Select the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

3. Click MSExchangeSA.

The ObjectName value in the right pane gives the domain name and the Windows NT account name of the Exchange service account.