Requirements for the Backup Exec Service Account (BESA).
| Article:TECH36718 | | | Created: 2010-01-01 | | | Updated: 2013-01-28 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH36718 |
Problem
Requirements for the Backup Exec Service Account (BESA).
Solution
All Backup Exec Services on a media server, with the exception of the Backup Exec Remote Agent, run in the context of a user account configured for the Backup Exec services.
The Backup Exec Service Account (BESA) requires the following User Rights in group policy and group memberships:
User rights requirements:
- Act as a part of Operating System ( Only for Windows Server 2000 ).
- Create a token object.
- Log on as a service.
- Logon as a batch job.
- Manage auditing and security log.
- Backup files and directories.
- Restore files and directories.
Group Memberships or equivalent access:
- Domain Admins or Administrators.
- Backup Operators.
Due to security implementations in Microsoft Small Business Server, the service account must be " DomainName\Administrator " account.
Refreshes local and Active Directory-based Group Policy settings, including security settings by executing "gpupdate" command.
For a complete list of User Rights and their descriptions, please see : msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms878695
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