====== Grant Log on as a service privilege ====== o add the "Log on as a service" right to an account for a Group Policy object, when you are on a server that is joined to a domain or a domain controller * Click **Start**, point to **Run**, type mmc, and then click **OK**. * On the **File** menu, click **Add/Remove Snap-in**. * In **Add/Remove Snap-in**, click **Add**, and then, in **Add Standalone Snap-in**, double-click **Group Policy Object Editor**. * In **Group Policy Object**, click **Browse**, browse to the Group Policy object (GPO) that you want to modify, click **OK**, and then click **Finish**. * Click **Close**, and then click **OK**. * In the console tree, click User Rights Assignment. * Where? * GroupPolicyObject [ComputerName] Policy * Computer Configuration * Windows Settings * Security Settings * Local Policies * User Rights Assignment * In the details pane, double-click **Log on as a service**. * If the security setting has not yet been defined, select the **Define these policy settings** check box. * Click **Add User or Group**, and then add the appropriate account to the list of accounts that possess the **Log on as a service** right.