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Component Privileges

When you run any component of CA Automation Point, you do so as a Windows user account. During configuration of CA Automation Point, you can specify user accounts for a number of components that are run automatically.

Each new version of Windows places an increased emphasis on running applications with the minimum possible privileges. By following this commonly recommended security practice, you can reduce your security vulnerability and thus minimize the possibility of a costly security breach.

Those CA Automation Point components that do not require the privileges of a Windows administrator can be run as a standard user. The following table identifies whether a given component can be run by a user who is a member of the Windows Administrators group or by a user with standard user rights. It also identifies any additional privileges that must be assigned to that user to accomplish certain operations.