# Elasticsearch service accounts - Windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-accounts-windows/235352>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-accounts-windows/235352 "2020-06-02T13:41:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![vladtepes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vladtepes/32/64982_2.png) [@vladtepes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vladtepes)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-accounts-windows/235352/1 "2020-06-02T13:41:01Z")

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Is anybody aware of scenarios, where the service accounts for elasticsearch, kibana and beats would need to be changed with domain accounts? As far as I see it can work as it is by default with Local System.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-service-accounts-windows/235352/2 "2020-06-30T13:44:17Z")

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