As you configure AcuServer, you need to establish user accounts on the Windows NT or Windows 2000 host system. This section lists some key considerations for performing this activity. For specific instructions on setting up user accounts, consult your operating system documentation.
When setting up user accounts, determine whether each user will have a unique account, or whether groups of users will share an account (such as "Accounting") on the server. Here are some tradeoffs to help you make that decision.
| Account Characteristics |
| Feature | Individual Accounts | Group Accounts |
| Security is configured user-by-user. | yes | |
| Log files can track usage by individual user. | yes | |
| Requires Administrator to create an account for every user. | yes | |
| Existing configuration and permissions are easily changed. | yes | |
| Quickly configure a large group of users who need identical access to the same resources. | yes | |
| Easily grant identical access to a bank of machines shared by a department. | yes
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Although individual and group accounts can have any name, the service should always be run as the "SYSTEM" account. Even though it is possible to change the account a service runs under (using the Service Control Applet), you should never change the account name for the AcuServer service.