The installer creates a service to start Informatica. By default, the service runs under the same user account as the account used for installation. You can run the Windows service under a different user account.

The following table describes the properties that you set to run Informatica under a different account:

Property	Description
Run Informatica under a different user account	Indicates whether to run the Windows service under a different user account.
User name	User account with which to run the Informatica Windows service. Use the following format: <domain name>\<user account> This user account must have the Act as operating system permission.
Password	Password for the user account with which to run the Informatica Windows service.