Vista's Netlogon Service

July 3rd, 2007 · Leave a Comment · 1,840 views
Tags: Services

When a computer is joined to a domain, the Netlogon service allows users and services to authenticate to the domain through a secure channel. If your computer is not part of a domain, you do not need this service, but since it is only run manually, there is no benefit to disabling it.

Display Name:

Netlogon

Service Name:

Netlogon

Process Name:

lsass.exe

Description:

Maintains a secure channel between this computer and the domain controller for authenticating users and services. If this service is stopped, the computer may not authenticate users and services and the domain controller cannot register DNS records. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Path to Executable:

%windir%\system32\lsass.exe

Default Startup:

Home Basic: Manual
Home Premium: Manual
Business: Manual
Enterprise: Manual
Ultimate: Manual

Log On As:

Local System Account

Desktop Interaction:

Depends On:

Workstation
- Network Store Interface Service

Required For:

None

Memory:

N/A

CPU:

N/A

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