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How to Run Client Automation Services under User Accounts on Windows

While the application framework (CAF) runs under the local system account, occasionally a Client Automation service such as the Software Delivery agent needs to run under an administrator account. CAF provides this through the following caf command options:

setcreds

The caf setcreds command sets the credentials for a Client Automation service. Only the asset management agent and software delivery agent are supported. You can use this command directly on the console in an asset or software job sent to many computers. Beware, however, of embedding plain text passwords in a job.

savecreds, loadcreds

The caf savecreds command lets you store a set of credentials for different computers and services in an encrypted file. This file can be transmitted to many computers and applied using the caf loadcreds command. This file lets you specify different administrator passwords for different computers as each entry in the file is specific to a computer. The caf loadcreds command applies only those entries for the local computer it is run on.