Log Shipping Domain User Login

  • Please confirm that the domain user id used to start the MSSQLServer and SQLServerAgent must be a member of the Administrators local group to use log shipping. There is a statement that if using a domain user login account that is not a member of the Administrators local group, the login account must have file system permissions and must have read-write permissions on specified registry keys. Therefore, when using log shipping is it a must that the domain user login account have Administrator permissions or can giving file system permissions and read-write permissions be sufficient to use log shipping.

    Thanks You,

    Charlie Nichols

    Edited by - cnichol4 on 06/18/2003 3:11:29 PM


    Charles L. Nichols

  • Although I use my own version of log shipping the only real permissions you need are to be able to move the files and call the remote server(s) just do a file copy from within agent jobs using xp_cmdshell, then run sp_who on the remote server. If both these work then your log shipping should be ok.

    I usually place the domain accounts for the sql servers in their own group/role and grant ntfs/share permissions to that group on both servers.

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