Services Utility: Net Logon Service
| Display Name (?): | Net Logon | ||||||||||||||
| Short Name (?): | Netlogon | ||||||||||||||
| Executable (?): | lsass.exe | ||||||||||||||
| Library (?): | None. | ||||||||||||||
| Depends On (?): | Workstation | ||||||||||||||
| Supports (?): | None. | ||||||||||||||
| Description (?): | Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. | ||||||||||||||
| OS (?): | NT4 Workstation, 2000 Professional, XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, NT4 Server, 2000 Server, Server 2003, Vista Server | ||||||||||||||
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Explanation (?): | The net logon service is a critical component for Windows domains. This service is used by clients in a domain to authenticate users and services with a domain controller, and it handles DNS regristrations used for discoveries by the domain controller locator. Domain controllers also use this service to pass authentication requests and tokens. This service is a required component for a computer to act properly on a domain, but computers not on a domain, like most users, do not need this service. You should leave this service set to manual, and it will be set to automatic if connected to a domain. |