|**-e**|Required if **-c** argument is not used.|Specifies the unattended report execution account.<br /><br /> This argument does not take a value. However, you must include additional arguments on the command line to specify that values that are encrypted in the configuration file.<br /><br /> Arguments that you can specify with **-e** include **-u** and **-p**. You can also set **-t**.|

|**-m** *computername*|Required if you are configuring a remote report server instance.|Specifies the name of the computer that is hosting the report server. If this argument is omitted, the default is **localhost**.|

|**-s** *servername*|Required.|Specifies the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance that hosts the report server database.|

|**-d** *databasename*|Required.|Specifies the name of the report server database.|

|**-a** *authmethod*|Required.|Specifies the authentication method that the report server uses to connect to the report server database. Valid values are **Windows** or **SQL** (this argument is not case-sensitive).<br /><br /> **Windows** specifies that the report server use Windows Authentication.<br /><br /> **SQL** specifies that the report server use SQL Server Authentication.|

|**-u** *[domain\\]username*|Required with **-e** Optional with **-c**.|Specifies a user account for the report server database connection or for the unattended account.<br /><br /> For **rsconfig -e**, this argument is required. It must be a domain user account.<br /><br /> For **rsconfig -c** and **-a SQL**, this argument must specify a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login.<br /><br /> For **rsconfig -c** and **-a Windows**, this argument may specify a domain user, a built-in account, or service account credentials. If you are specifying a domain account, specify *domain* and *username* in the format *domain\username*. If you are using a built-in account, this argument is optional. If you want to use service account credentials, omit this argument.|