SQL service domain account as local admin group member ?

  • Put service account as local admin group will save lots of permission issue , so. wondering besides security concern, what else is really the big problem to run sql service account as local admin group member ?

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  • It is one of the standard security policy of Microsoft ..

    However , I prefer it much to be done after finishing the installation to guarantee just sufficient ACL permissions are there....

    Now, the symptom here is how to remove it safely, for that wise you could refer to the Microsoft link below in details :

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143504.aspx

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  • awu (10/4/2011)


    Put service account as local admin group will save lots of permission issue , so. wondering besides security concern, what else is really the big problem to run sql service account as local admin group member ?

    The first thing that comes to mind is if you need to access resources on another server, local admin will not work.

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  • awu (10/4/2011)


    Put service account as local admin group will save lots of permission issue , so. wondering besides security concern, what else is really the big problem to run sql service account as local admin group member ?

    Do you need more of a reason not to do it besides security? Choose an account that has only the permissions required to get the job done, nothing more, nothing less.

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  • "The Local System account option is provided for backward compatibility only. The Local System account has permissions that SQL Server Agent does not require. Avoid running SQL Server Agent as the Local System account. For improved security, use a Windows domain account..."

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191543.aspx

    For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

    For better answers on performance questions, click on the following...
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

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