What Is the Service Account For Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows?

[ToniKautto]

The user that runs the Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows services is commonly referred to as the Qlik Sense Enterprise service account. The user is defined as the "Log On As" user in Windows service settings. 

In a multi-node deployment it is recommended to use the same domain user for all Qlik Sense services on all nodes the same deployment. 
NOTE: Qlik Sense Repository Database service is an exception, and is expected to always run as Local System.

Confirm the current Qlik Sense Enterprise service account;

1. Login to Windows Server on Qlik Sense node
2. Open Services manager in Windows
3. Sort by Name column
4. Scroll down to show all Qlik Sense related processes in the window
5. Confirm that all services except Qlik Sense Repository Database runs with the same "Log On As" user
6. Repeat above steps on all nodes in the same Qlik Sense site to confirm that the same user is applied 

[mj26]

Hi @ToniKautto ,

I would just like to inquire if the service account will need to have a Qlik Sense license to run the Qlik Sense services. 

Thank you.

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @mj26 

The service account does not need a Qlik Sense license to run the services. 

All the best,
Sonja 

[BoB_Qlik_Support]

@Sonja_Bauernfeind  can any windows local admin be used to run qlik services.

Regards

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @BoB_Qlik_Support 

The requirements for the service account can be found in: Qlik Sense Service Account requirements and how to change the account 

All the best,
Sonja 

[khai]

In the above article, there is a sentence "In a multi-node deployment it is recommended to use the same domain user for all Qlik Sense services on all nodes the same deployment".
Does it mean that the same domain user is recommended to use across environments such as Staging/Production?

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @khai 

If your Staging and Production environment are one environment (meaning you have nodes defined as staging/dev and nodes defined for production), then, yes. The services have to communicate with each other.

If, however, your Staging and Production are two separate environments (meaning they are independent from each other, using their own licenses, database, share, and so on), then, no. The services will not have to communicate with each other.

Hope this helps!

All the best,
Sonja