"frankm" <frank@nxspxm.mallardcentral.com> wrote in message
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> A microsoft person responded to me (see RE: Services login policies and
> rights question - "Yuan Shao") that the cluster admin needs to be a Domain
> Admin...
>
> Now I'm confused.
>
>
>
>
> "Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eBLL%23G1GEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > This is not true!
> > Cluster admin needs to be a domain user.
> > I am curious to where you read that, was it on some MS documents? Plz
> point
> > me to that so that we can get it corrected.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Loay Shbeilat
> > MSCS Admin Tools STE
> >
> > "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights."
> > "Hassan" <fatima_ja@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:O1a5IIrGEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I have read that the cluster admin needs to be a domain admin to setup
a
> > > cluster. I am using Win2003 and SQL 2000. Is that true ? If not, what
> are
> > > the minimum rights required as our n/w admins are hesitant about
> creating
> > it
> > > as a member of domain admins
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hmm... I guess that Yuan Shao is mistaken !!!
> I think he meant that the domain user should be a local administrator on
the
> nodes.
>
> You can trust me on this one :-) Also check this article on microsoft
> website:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/clustering/confclus.mspx#XSLTsection124121120120
>
> Under checklist for Server Cluster Configuration-
> "A domain-level account that is a member of the local administrators group
> on each node. A dedicated account is recommended."
>
> Ya, it is a bit confusing, but it means: "A domain user with admin
> previliges on each of the cluster nodes"
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Loay Shbeilat
> MSCS Admin Tools STE
>
> "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights."
>
> "frankm" <frank@nxspxm.mallardcentral.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Jdk7e1GEHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > A microsoft person responded to me (see RE: Services login policies and
> > rights question - "Yuan Shao") that the cluster admin needs to be a
Domain
> > Admin...
> >
> > Now I'm confused.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:eBLL%23G1GEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > This is not true!
> > > Cluster admin needs to be a domain user.
> > > I am curious to where you read that, was it on some MS documents? Plz
> > point
> > > me to that so that we can get it corrected.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Loay Shbeilat
> > > MSCS Admin Tools STE
> > >
> > > "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights."
> > > "Hassan" <fatima_ja@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:O1a5IIrGEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > I have read that the cluster admin needs to be a domain admin to
setup
> a
> > > > cluster. I am using Win2003 and SQL 2000. Is that true ? If not,
what
> > are
> > > > the minimum rights required as our n/w admins are hesitant about
> > creating
> > > it
> > > > as a member of domain admins
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Bjorn Mobak" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Don't be - The answer you got below is correct.
>
> HTH
>
> Bjorn
> >-----Original Message-----
> >A microsoft person responded to me (see RE: Services
> login policies and
> >rights question - "Yuan Shao") that the cluster admin
> needs to be a Domain
> >Admin...
> >
> >Now I'm confused.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays@microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:eBLL%23G1GEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> This is not true!
> >> Cluster admin needs to be a domain user.
> >> I am curious to where you read that, was it on some MS
> documents? Plz
> >point
> >> me to that so that we can get it corrected.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks,
> >> Loay Shbeilat
> >> MSCS Admin Tools STE
> >>
> >> "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
> and confers no
> >> rights."
> >> "Hassan" <fatima_ja@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:O1a5IIrGEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > I have read that the cluster admin needs to be a
> domain admin to setup a
> >> > cluster. I am using Win2003 and SQL 2000. Is that
> true ? If not, what
> >are
> >> > the minimum rights required as our n/w admins are
> hesitant about
> >creating
> >> it
> >> > as a member of domain admins
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >