Re: What are the necessary rights to install SQL Server?

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From: Peter (Peter_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:49:07 -0800

Thanks Geoff. Let's say that if I don't want the user to have direct or
indirect membership of the local Administrators group, can I setup another
local group with the necessary user rights? If yes, what are the necessary
user rights?

"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

> The statement means membership in the local administrators group, either
> directly or through group inheritance (I.E. Domain Admins).
>
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> "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > BOL has the following statement in the section Preparing to Install SQL
> > Server 2000:
> >
> > Log on to the operating system under a user account that has local
> > administrative permissions, or assign the appropriate permissions to the
> > domain user account.
> >
> > What are the local administrative permissions needed or it simply means
> that
> > the user must be a member of local Administrators group?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>

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