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Administrator Credentials Group Box

Require Credentials check box

Indicates whether or not credentials are required to access the WinNT user directory.

Most WinNT user directories do not require credentials. The Policy Server runs as a system service on WinNT. By default a system service will not require credentials unless your network setup has been configured for greater security.

Note: If you do specify an account, it must have read or read/write privileges for the user directory based on the SiteMinder features included in your implementation.

Username field

Administrative username.

If your network requires credentials, enter the username for an account that has administrative privileges for the WinNT user directory. This account is used by SiteMinder to enable or disable users, and to access trusted domains. This account does not need to be the default administrator account, but it must be an account with the appropriate privileges.

If you specified a computer name in the NT Domain Name field, you must enter the computer name, followed by a backslash (\), followed by the name of the user account that has appropriate privileges.

For example, if you are entering credentials for a user called jsmith on a computer called Comp1, you enter the following:

Comp1\jsmith

Password field

Password for the privileged account.

Confirm Password

Repeat password for confirmation.

If you cannot access the user directory after supplying credentials, your network may require that you run the Policy Server from a privileged account.

Note: For information about WinNT account privileges, see your Windows documentation.

Run in Authenticated User’s Security Context check box

(Optional) Enables SiteMinder to provide a Windows user security context to Web applications that run on IIS Web servers and are protected by SiteMinder.

More information:

Specify Directory Attributes