Comments on: What is the QuickBooks QBDataServiceUser and Do I Need It? http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2010/07/what-is-the-quickbooks-qbdataserviceuser-and-do-i-need-it/ How to make QuickBooks work for you... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2010/07/what-is-the-quickbooks-qbdataserviceuser-and-do-i-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5357 Charlie Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:28 +0000 http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/?p=1519#comment-5357 John, I would be surprised at that. First, the user account is a limited user and shouldn't have the permissins that would let someone do much. Second, how did someone access your computer in the first place? Sounds like you have a security issue outside of this user account... John, I would be surprised at that. First, the user account is a limited user and shouldn’t have the permissins that would let someone do much. Second, how did someone access your computer in the first place? Sounds like you have a security issue outside of this user account…

]]> By: John http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2010/07/what-is-the-quickbooks-qbdataserviceuser-and-do-i-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5354 John Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:14:35 +0000 http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/?p=1519#comment-5354 I read above that there is no security risk, but on one of my computers I have found evidence that someone has hacked into it through the QBDataServiceUser20 account and has bee running things. During the time that someone has been using it, Several viruses have found their way into my system. I have deleted the account, but have saved all the temp files that have been created during the month+ that it was being used. I read above that there is no security risk, but on one of my computers I have found evidence that someone has hacked into it through the QBDataServiceUser20 account and has bee running things. During the time that someone has been using it, Several viruses have found their way into my system. I have deleted the account, but have saved all the temp files that have been created during the month+ that it was being used.

]]> By: Charlie http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2010/07/what-is-the-quickbooks-qbdataserviceuser-and-do-i-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5224 Charlie Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:59:54 +0000 http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/?p=1519#comment-5224 Ron, I haven't written an article on multi-user installation. Intuit has very good source documents in their help site that should cover this. See the "Networking" tab at http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/Support/InstallCenter/default.aspx Premier and Enterprise have differences, in that many feel that Terminal Services is the best way to run Enterprise in multi user environments (I can't say, I don't work with Terminal Services myself). Premier isn't supported there. In general, I prefer having the database server separate from the "main" company server, if that is possible, because of performance. If you have a lot of other things running on the Server, like Microsoft Exchange, it really has an impact on QB performance. That is the primary basis for my assertion. Ron, I haven’t written an article on multi-user installation. Intuit has very good source documents in their help site that should cover this. See the “Networking” tab at http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/Support/InstallCenter/default.aspx

Premier and Enterprise have differences, in that many feel that Terminal Services is the best way to run Enterprise in multi user environments (I can’t say, I don’t work with Terminal Services myself). Premier isn’t supported there.

In general, I prefer having the database server separate from the “main” company server, if that is possible, because of performance. If you have a lot of other things running on the Server, like Microsoft Exchange, it really has an impact on QB performance. That is the primary basis for my assertion.

]]> By: Ron Acher http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2010/07/what-is-the-quickbooks-qbdataserviceuser-and-do-i-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Ron Acher Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:55:08 +0000 http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/?p=1519#comment-5222 At the very end, you make the following passing remark: "..set up a separate file server just to manage QuickBooks data. That would keep it separate from your main company server – which often is a good idea in any case." Can you expand upon this? Why do you feel this is a good idea? Can you provide a link to discussion elsewhere on your site that presents your view of the best way to set up a multi-user installation of QB in a networked environment? Would there be any difference in this setup for Premier and for Enterprise? Thanks, -- Ron At the very end, you make the following passing remark: “..set up a separate file server just to manage QuickBooks data. That would keep it separate from your main company server – which often is a good idea in any case.”

Can you expand upon this? Why do you feel this is a good idea?

Can you provide a link to discussion elsewhere on your site that presents your view of the best way to set up a multi-user installation of QB in a networked environment?

Would there be any difference in this setup for Premier and for Enterprise?

Thanks,

– Ron

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