User guide

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3.3 User privileges on a managed machine
When managing a machine running Windows, the scope of a user's management rights depends on
the user's privileges on the machine.
Regular users
A regular user, such as a member of the Users group, has the following management rights:
 Perform file-level backup and recovery of the files that the user has permissions to access—but
without using a file-level backup snapshot (p. 87).
 Create backup plans and tasks and manage them.
 View—but not manage—backup plans and tasks created by other users.
 View the local event log.
Backup operators
A user who is a member of the Backup Operators group, also has the following management right:
 Back up and recover the entire machine or any data on the machine, with or without using a disk
snapshot. Using a hardware snapshot provider may still require administrative privileges.
Administrators
A user who is a member of the Administrators group, also has the following management right:
 View and manage backup plans and tasks owned by any user on the machine.
3.4 List of Acronis services
During installation, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 creates several services. Some of these services
can be used by other Acronis products installed on the machine.
Services of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5
The services include the main service and a number of auxiliary services.
The main service can run under a dedicated account or under an account you specify during
installation. Either of the accounts is given privileges that are needed for the service to work. The
privileges include a set of user rights, membership in security groups, and the Full Control
permissions on registry keys in the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis. There
are no permissions granted on other registry keys.
The following table lists the services of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 and the privileges for their
accounts.
Service name Purpose Account used
by the service
Privileges added to the account
User rights Group
membership
Permissions on registry
keys