How do I 'run as' 'Network Service'?

Solution 1:

Use PsExec.exe from SysInternals, running from an elevated command prompt.

e.g. this will open a new command prompt running as NETWORK SERVICE:

psexec -i -u "nt authority\network service" cmd.exe 

this will run it as LOCAL SYSTEM:

psexec -i -s cmd.exe 

You can verify these by running whoami from the cmd prompt.

See also:

• http://forum.sysinternals.com/how-to-start-cmdexe-as-network-service_topic15797.html

• Interactive command prompt as NETWORK SERVICE

Solution 2:

In Task Scheduler, create a task to run the application under the NETWORK SERVICE user. You can then run the task from the command line using

schtasks /run /TN "taskname"

Where taskname is the name of your task.