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stumbling
Posting Yak Master

104 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-04 : 05:40:36
Hi there

I am looking to change the way our new server boxes are installed. Currently the agent and server services run under the local system account something i am not happy about and i want the new installs to run under a domain account.
If i create 2 new domain standard user accounts to run the services from sql2005 adds them to the groups it created on install i think.

However is there any special privileges i would need to give the domain accounts for SQL to run correctly?

Any ideas would be great.

Cheers

learnit
Starting Member

6 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-04 : 07:42:56
Hey,

You can learn more on the requiremets using the following link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345380.aspx
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krishnarajeesh
Yak Posting Veteran

67 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-06 : 10:23:29
As per micorosft best practice, sql service account should have only minimum privilege. But in some cases sql agent needs to be run with loacl admin privilege, since it needs to excess specfic folder & need permission to execute certain scripts etc. Test it out with out admin privillge & change laster if required.

Make sure to know how you could change the service account. Don't change it from services.msc panel, pls refer the below link.

http://sqlserver.in/index.php/administration/35-administration-queries/111-how-to-change-sql-server-service-account.html

Thanks,
Krishna
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