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Imran Qadir Baksh - Baloch
Imran Qadir Baksh - Baloch

Reputation: 34034

What is Service Account in TFS 2010?

I am very new in TFS 2010. I have setup my PC as server. I need to connect the client machine with this server. I have added a Service Account in TFS console. The client machine are connected with this account.

Now, my question is that, is the Service Account is intended to connect the client with server?

Can anyone explain me the purpose of this account?

Also I need to know, how to find(or setup) the TFS admin?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2880

Answers (1)

Sir Crispalot
Sir Crispalot

Reputation: 4854

Are you referring to the "TFSSERVICE" service account from the installation guide? That account is used to run various services related to TFS, for example the TFS Task Scheduler. It should have the minimum privileges possible on the machine.

The client should not connect to the server with a service account, they should be using their own account which you grant access to the relevant repositories in TFS. If you connect all clients with the service account, how will you know who checked in each changeset?

You might find the installation guide of use which can be found here. See section entitled "Accounts Required for Installation of Team Foundation Components".

If you are using a domain, you should be able to follow the instructions in this article for how permissions work in TFS. You can allocate permissions to resources from the Team Explorer pane within Visual Studio.

If you're using TFS in a workgroup then it's a little different as you need to set up local accounts for your users. See this article.

Upvotes: 4

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