Background Service Preferences Page

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Background Service Preferences Page

The PDQ Deploy background service, PDQDeploy, is a Windows service that processes all schedules and deployments. If the service isn’t running with the proper credentials, then all deployments are queued until the service is restarted.

IMPORTANT: No deployments are executed unless the background service, PDQDeploy, is running.

By default, PDQDeploy starts when you boot the computer where the PDQ Deploy console is installed.

NOTE: If you are using a Proxy Server, by default, PDQ Deploy uses the proxy settings of the PDQDeploy user. If your organization uses a user group policy object (GPO) to push out your proxy information and PDQDeploy runs under a service account, then you need to configure the Proxy Server settings so that PDQDeploy can find the proxy server to process schedules and deployments.

To access the Background Service settings page, click File > Preferences (or press Ctrl+Comma) and select Background Service in the Preferences window.

Options

Description

Start Deploy Service

Starts the background service, PDQDeploy.

NOTE: You can also start PDQDeploy from the Services menu in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

Stop Deploy Service

Stops the background service, PDQDeploy.

NOTE: You can also stop PDQDeploy from the Services menu in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or via the NET STOP PDQDeploy command in cmd.exe.

User

Lists the Windows credentials used to run the background service, PDQDeploy. You initially define this account when you install PDQ Deploy.

To change the credentials used to run PDQDeploy:

1.Click Change.

2.Click Add Credentials.

3.Enter the domain name, username and password of a Windows account that has administrator rights on the console computer. This account needs to have the Log On as a Service privilege (see below). If this privilege is not already granted for the specified credentials, then PDQ Deploy attempts to grant it. Make sure that any GPOs used in your organization do not remove this privilege.

NOTE: You do not have to specify a domain for a local account. It is, however, recommended to run PDQ Deploy as a domain administrator.

4.(Optional) Provide a description to help you identify the credentials in the menu.

 

Log On As a Service Privilege

The Windows Log On As a Service privilege is required for user accounts that are used to run Windows services.

PDQ Deploy uses two Windows services: PDQDeploy (i.e. the Background Service) and the Target Service, PDQDeployRunner-n (e.g. PDQDeployRunner-1).

The Log On As a Service privilege is not granted automatically to any users, including administrators. PDQ Deploy attempts to grant this privilege when it is needed. Generally this is successful; however, some environments may explicitly deny the Log On As a Service privilege to all users. In these cases, you need to create an exception (usually via Group Policy) for the credentials that are used to run the PDQDeploy and PDQDeployRunner-n services.

 

 

 

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