# Configure RunAsUserName for Windows pods and containers — Set the Username for a Pod

> To specify the username with which to execute the Pod's container processes, include the securityContext field (PodSecurityContext) in the Pod specification, and within it, the windowsOptions (WindowsSecurityContextOptions) field containing the runAsUserName field.

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## Knowledge

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To specify the username with which to execute the Pod's container processes, include the securityContext field (PodSecurityContext) in the Pod specification, and within it, the windowsOptions (WindowsSecurityContextOptions) field containing the runAsUserName field.

The Windows security context options that you specify for a Pod apply to all Containers and init Containers in the Pod.

Here is a configuration file for a Windows Pod that has the runAsUserName field set

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl apply -f https://k8s.io/examples/windows/run-as-username-pod.yaml
```

Verify that the Pod's Container is running

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get pod run-as-username-pod-demo
```

Get a shell to the running Container

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl exec -it run-as-username-pod-demo -- powershell
```

Check that the shell is running user the correct username

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
echo $env:USERNAME
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
ContainerUser
```

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