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title: Account commands for LocalService, LocalSystem, and gMSA during Windows installation
description: When installing an agent on a Windows host using a LocalService, LocalSystem, or gMSA account, you must run msi commands to enable the accounts.
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# Account commands for LocalService, LocalSystem, and gMSA during Windows installation

When installing an agent on a Windows host using a LocalService, LocalSystem, or gMSA account, you must run msi commands to enable the accounts.

<table id="table_trf_slc_3cc"><thead><tr><th>

Account type

</th><th>

Command

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

LocalSystem

</td><td>

```
msiexec /i C:\acc-installer.msi /qn /norestart ACC_API_KEY=<API key code> ACC_MID=<MID Server URL>/ws/events ACC_ALLOW_LIST=False LOCALUSERNAME="SYSTEM"
```

</td></tr><tr><td>

LocalService

</td><td>

```
msiexec /i C:\acc-installer.msi /qn /norestart ACC_API_KEY=<API key code> ACC_MID=<MID Server URL>/ws/events ACC_ALLOW_LIST=False LOCALUSERNAME="LOCALSERVICE"
```

</td></tr><tr><td>

gMSA

</td><td>

```
msiexec /i C:\acc-installer.msi /qn /norestart ACC_API_KEY=<API key code> ACC_MID=<MID Server URL>/ws/events ACC_ALLOW_LIST=False LOCALUSERNAME="DOMAIN\gMSA$"
```

</td></tr></tbody>
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