mom: what is the action account?

another rainy day. i was having a discussion with a coworker about some issues that we encountered after one of our mom action accounts locked out. i had forgotten nearly everything that it's responsible for. it then struck me. i wrote an article on this. here's a small blurb:

Runs computer discovery.

Performs agent push-installations (similar to SMS 2003 Client Push Installation account).

Performs uninstallations and settings updates for agent-managed computers.

Runs tasks issued from the MOM console.

Runs responses and scripts on agent-managed computers (including the Management Server).

Performs actions on agentless and agent-managed computers.

Collects data from agentless and agent-managed computers.

Communicates with agentless and agent-managed computers.