Hi there. I encouter a strange problem on W2K3. I'm trying to run a service as LocalSystem. this service runs many scripts which launch bash and DOS processes (like net, dir, ls, tail, grep, ...). On W2K, there's no problem with my standard installation (run as LocalSystem, and allowed to interact with desktop). But on W2K3, with the same parameters, sometimes (not always, but especially if I stress the service) there's a timeout in some commands, and zombie process appears (those dir, ls, net, ...) The very strange thing is that if I run this service under a local administrator account, I don't have this problem.... Is there some kind of limitation or security that comes with the LocalSystem account with W2K3 ?

Hi F.K,some service could be tightened in Windows2003, you may check more here http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/yanivf/archive/2007/11/23/localsystem-account-in-the-ad-forest-is-risky-business.aspxlocal system account in win2k3 domain Thanks and Regards,ScorprioMCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin