Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 37)

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Service name Purpose Account used
by the service
Privileges added to the account
User rights Group
membership
Permissions on registry
keys
SQL Server
(ACRONIS)
(Auxiliary
service; created
only if a new SQL
server is
installed)
Running a
Microsoft SQL
Server that is
optionally
installed with
the management
server Local System
No additional privileges
Acronis Web
Server Service
(Auxiliary
service)
Hosting the
management
server Web page
Same as for Acronis Management Server Service
Services for Acronis Backup Storage Node
Acronis Storage
Node Service
(Main service)
Managing and
deduplicating
backup archives,
maintaining the
centralized data
catalog ASN User (new
account) or
user-specified
account Log on as a
service Backup
Operators
(for any account)
Administrators
(for new account
only)
ASN
BackupAndRecovery
Encryption
Acronis
Removable
Storage
Management
Service
(Auxiliary
service)
Managing locally
attached tape
devices. Can also
be used by the
Managed
Machine Service. Local System
No additional privileges
Common services
The following services can be used by multiple components of Acronis Backup and by other Acronis
products. These services always run under a system account. No additional privileges are given to the
account.
Service name Purpose Account used by the service
Services for Acronis PXE Server
Acronis PXE
Server Service Booting machines into Acronis bootable components over
the network Local System
Acronis File
Server Service Providing bootable components for Acronis PXE Server Local System
Remote-access and scheduling services
Acronis Remote
Agent Service Providing connectivity among Acronis components Local System
(Windows Vista and later)
or
NetworkService
(earlier than Windows Vista)