Is it possible to run tests as the `Local System` user?

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I'm writing an integration test that requires the method to be run in the Local System security context to achieve the desired behavior. I couldn't achieve this yet. What should I do?

I'm using C#, VS 2010, MsTest and the target project is a Windows Service app.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:44

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I see two options.

You can write a Windows service.

This is not as much work as it sounds. You can have that listen for commands, using e.g. WCF. If you set the privilege of that service to Local System you can have that service run your unit tests.

You can use scheduled tasks.

If you want your tests to run periodically, you can use scheduled tasks to schedule the task with the Local System privileges.

answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:44

Pieter van Ginkel

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and I can also create a scheduled task from the command line with `at` – Jader Dias Feb 02 '11 at 13:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 27 '11 at 16:33

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This post could help you: the author is talking about running cmd as local system, but shoud work with nunit.exe as well so...

edited Dec 27 '11 at 16:33

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answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:58

Felice Pollano

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From the comments to that post I can also use `at ` since scheduled tasks supposedly run as local system – Jader Dias Feb 02 '11 at 13:32

Is it possible to run tests as the `Local System` user?

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