Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 342)

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15.1.2.2 Privileges for local connection
Windows
Local connection on a machine running Windows can be established by any user who has the "Log on
locally" user right on the machine.
Linux
Establishing a local connection on a machine running Linux, and managing such machine, requires
the root privileges on it.
To establish a local connection as the root user
1. If you are logged on as the root user, run the following command:
/usr/sbin/acronis_console
Otherwise, run the following command:
su -c /usr/sbin/acronis_console
2. Click Manage this machine.
To allow a non-root user to start the console
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As a root user, add the name of the non-root user whom you want to allow to start the console,
to the file /etc/sudoers—for example, by using the visudo command.
Caution: As a result of this procedure, the non-root user will not only be allowed to start the console with the
root privileges, but also may be able to perform other actions as the root user.
To establish a local connection as a non-root user
1. Make sure that the root user has allowed you to start the console, as described in the previous
procedure.
2. Run the following command:
sudo /usr/sbin/acronis_console
3. Click Manage this machine.
15.1.2.3 Privileges for remote connection in Windows
To establish a remote connection to a machine running Windows, the user must be a member of the
Acronis Remote Users security group on that machine.
After remote connection is established, the user has management rights on the remote machine as
described in "User privileges on a managed machine" (p. 35).
Note: On a remote machine running Windows Vista and later with enabled User Account Control (UAC)—and
which is not part of a domain—only the built-in Administrator user can back up data and perform disk
management operations. To overcome the restriction, include the machine into a domain or disable UAC (p.
342) on the machine (by default, UAC is enabled).
For information about Acronis security groups and their default members, see "Acronis security
groups" (p. 344).
15.1.2.4 Requirements on User Account Control (UAC)
On a machine that is running Windows Vista or later and is not a member of an Active Directory
domain, centralized management operations (including remote installation) require that UAC be
disabled.