Re: Back up: which account do you use to backup Exchange mailboxes ?

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From: Dan Townsend [MSFT] (dtown_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:41:48 -0600

"I understand that the account would need rights to access all mailbox and
Exchange db."

I would consult the backup software guidance on the requirements it has for
the Brick-Level backup.

XADM: How to Get Service Account Access to All Mailboxes in Exchange 2000
ID: 262054

That gets Exmerge to work - I would start there. 

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"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brownj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ON8IiVf7DHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I have a domain admin account used to execute the backup agent for
Exchange
> 2000 mailbox and db.
>
> If possible I would like to downgrade the privilege of that 'exchange'
> account and remove it from domain admin group.  I understand that the
> account would need rights to access all mailbox and Exchange db.
>
> Which permission should I grant to such back account ? If no alternative
is
> available, I guess the alternative would be using my domain admin account
to
> execute the backup agent, what may be not be ideal I think.

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