"Neil W." <neilw@netlib.com> wrote in message
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>I am a newbie to clustering so I hope this makes sense. Does the Cluster
> Manager have to be in the sysadmin role? If not, what are the roles that
> it
> does require?
>
> Thanks for any guidance.
>
> Neil
>
>
>

"Geoff N. Hiten" <sqlcraftsman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Neil W." <neilw@netlib.com> wrote in message
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>I am a newbie to clustering so I hope this makes sense. Does the Cluster
> Manager have to be in the sysadmin role? If not, what are the roles that
> it
> does require?
>
> Thanks for any guidance.
>
> Neil
>
>
>

"Neil W." <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply. The cluster manager appears to login with Windows
> login: domain\Cluster. However, I cannot locate a domain user or a local
> user named "Cluster". Am I missing something?
>
> ______________________
>
> "Geoff N. Hiten" <sqlcraftsman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:usU0lhCeFHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The Cluster Service must be a local admin on each server. The Cluster
> Manager application is an MMC snap-in and can run wherever. Specific
> cluster functions may need specific security role membership. I generally
> give the person who administers a Cluster local administrator rights on
> each
> node.
>
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "Neil W." <neilw@netlib.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VNuQeCeFHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>I am a newbie to clustering so I hope this makes sense. Does the Cluster
>> Manager have to be in the sysadmin role? If not, what are the roles that
>> it
>> does require?
>>
>> Thanks for any guidance.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>