SQL Server Agent - Login Account

tehNellie

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Sooo, I've got this SQL Server 2000 server and the SQL Server agent currently runs as the default local account (NT AUTHORITY\System) which has been fine and dandy up until now, but I need to be able to have the agent do stuff over our domain.

From an AD point of view I'm happy about what I need to do, but I wanted to sound out opinion regarding the level of access that the agent account should be granted. Currently it's "everything", but I was wondering what other people are doing especially if it's something a bit more involved than making the account a server administrator and local os administrator.
 
Hi there

The sql agent account should be 'sysadmin' within sql server

and

local admin on the box.

That's all you should need
 
Ta very much, sitting surrounded by books and google is all well and dandy, sometimes it's just nice to have a second opinion/confirmation :)
 

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