How to add NETWORK SERVICE to Users permission group?

Question

I'm adapting an application from a different server, their installation guide tells me to

Add Server Name\Network Service identity to Users permission group.

So how can I?

I've tried:

Via Computer Management, Groups, Users and adding it there, but it wasn't found (neither netname\NETWORK SERVICE nor BY AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE).

What am I missing here? Thanks in advance.

score 25 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '13 at 11:14

25

From Administrative Tools > Computer Management, expand System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Groups.
Double-click the Users group and click Add. Click Locations and select your computer node.
Now:
1. Type Network Service into the 'Enter the object names' OR
2. Click Advanced, then Find Now and select it from the Search Results.

answered Jan 17 '13 at 11:14

jimbobmcgee

Thank you! That worked! The location part is what I was missing. – Madara's Ghost Jan 17 '13 at 11:52
NB: Also ensure that `Object Types` lists `Built-in security principals` – JohnLBevan Oct 11 '17 at 17:46
How do I do the reverse, ie find out which groups NETWORK Service is in? – Old Geezer Jan 31 '19 at 11:14
@OldGeezer Local or Domain groups? – jimbobmcgee Jan 31 '19 at 17:48
Local machine is good enough. – Old Geezer Feb 01 '19 at 01:57
@OldGeezer - at a push, perhaps PowerShell `Get-LocalGroup | %{ $g = $_; Get-LocalGroupMember -Group $g | ?{ $_.Name -eq 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE' } | %{ Write-Output $g } }` gets you close (but a separate question might yield better results) – jimbobmcgee Feb 01 '19 at 02:10
@OldGeezer - For domain groups, similar `Get-ADGroup -Filter * | %{ $g = $_; Get-ADGroupMember -Identity $g | ?{ $_.Name -eq $env:COMPUTERNAME } | %{ Write-Output $g } }` might be there... – jimbobmcgee Feb 01 '19 at 02:14

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