Security Accounts Manager

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

Security Accounts Manager. Allows for group policy to be applied.

Service Description:

Stores security information for local user accounts.

Consequences of Stopping:

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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function

Depends on:

DCOM Server Process Launcher, Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Required for:

Computer Browser, Server, Distributed Transaction Coordinator, KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Default Settings:

Home Basic: Automatic

Home Premium: Automatic

Business: Automatic

Ultimate: Automatic

Tweaked Settings:¹

Safe: Automatic

Tweak: Automatic

Minimal: Automatic

^{1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here}
Service Information
Service Name: SamSs
Process Name:lsass.exe
Memory Usage(MB)²:1-2
CPU Usage(%)³:
Running Type:
^{2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.}

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