run as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" is ideal for scheduled tasks?
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I have a backup / autoupdate process for my software, and usually I create a new user for running it in task scheduler (most users don't have a password, and task scheduler needs it, don't know why). Then I've seen that google chrome installs it's auto-update task to run as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM", I…
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My recommendation For a single machine, the most straight forward method is to create an account under the Builtin Backup Operators group. There are two large drawbacks that initially come to mind when running programs under SYSTEM. Security Almost …
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