SQL Server Service Accounts

  • Hello,

    Quick question for you all, do you tend to add your (Standard Domain User) SQL engine and agent service accounts to the local administrators group?

    I have seen some do this, and others not so just wondered what the good word is.

    Regards,

    D.

  • Best practice will be your sql server service and agent accounts not to be the local administrative group.

    Ryan
    //All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them//

  • Thank you, this is what I suspected.

    Regards,

    D.

  • Don't add SQL Server or SQL Agent service account to Local Administrator group.

    Use SQL Server Configuration Manager to manage the sevrvice accounts. It grants the reqired minimum privilages to the service accounts.

  • The best practice is to create a Domain account for each service and use this account as a service account and run the services with these accounts.

    Also for getting the admin previlages to your domain account, its recommended to create a group at AD level and assign the users who needs high level previlages, then create this group as a login in SQL Server and assign the required permissions.

    Have a nice day!

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