Can't add local user as managed account Sharepoint 2016

Question

I am trying to add a local user on my machine as a managed account on my Sharepoint server. I''ve built the SharePoint server on a HyperV machine as a sandpit site and it is a single-Server config.

I get the error message account should only be used in stand alone mode.

Can somebody please shed some light on this for me as I'm not sure what the stand-alone mode is. Have researched it but nothing is helping me.

Thanks

Answer 1

"A Managed Account is effectively an Active Directory user account whose credentials are managed by and contained within SharePoint."

Which means that a local account can't be a managed account. However, you can use a local account to run all services on a SharePoint server.

Reference: Managed Accounts in SharePoint 2010 by Bill Baer