Running Bamboo as a Windows service as the local user
1. Install Bamboo Application Server
- Download Bamboo and run the Setup Wizard.
- Install Bamboo as Windows service, as described in Running Bamboo as a Windows service.
2. Edit the Bamboo service to run as the "local user"
- Go to Start -> Run and enter 'services.msc'.
- The 'Services' window will display (see screenshot below). Double-click the 'Bamboo build server' row.
- The 'Bamboo build server Properties' window will display (see screenshot above). Select the 'This account' option, provide a local admin account credentials, and click the 'OK' button to apply your changes.
3. Give the local user access to "logon as a service"
- Go to Start -> Run and enter 'secpol.msc'
- The 'Local Security Settings' window will display. Expand the 'Local Policies' tree and click 'User Rights Assignment'.
- Scroll down and find the 'Logon As a Service' Policy (see screenshot below). Double-click the 'Log on as a service' policy.
- The properties window for the 'Log on as a service' policy will display (see screenshot below). Click the 'Add User or Group' button.
- The 'Select Users or Groups' window will display (see screenshot above). Enter your local user and click 'OK' to allow your user to "logon as a service".
- Click 'OK' and close all open windows.
Bamboo will now start as service, under the local user.
Last modified on Oct 19, 2018
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