User`s guide

2.14.7.2. Privileges for local connection

Windows

Local connection on a machine running Windows can be established by any user who has the "Log on

locally" user right on the machine.

Linux

Establishing a local connection on a machine running Linux, and managing such machine, requires the

root privileges on it.

To establish a local connection as the root user

1. If you are logged on as the root user, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/acronis_console

Otherwise, run the following command:

su -c /usr/sbin/acronis_console

2. Click Manage this machine.

To allow a non-root user to start the console

• As a root user, add the name of the non-root user whom you want to allow to start the console,

to the file /etc/sudoers—for example, by using the visudo command.

Caution: As a result of this procedure, the non-root user will not only be allowed to start the console with the

root privileges, but also may be able to perform other actions as the root user.

To establish a local connection as a non-root user

1. Make sure that the root user has allowed you to start the console, as described in the previous

procedure.

2. Run the following command:

sudo /usr/sbin/acronis_console

3. Click Manage this machine.

2.14.7.3. Privileges for remote connection in Windows

To establish a remote connection to a machine running Windows, the user must be a member of the

Acronis Remote Users security group on that machine.

After remote connection is established, the user has management rights on the remote machine as

described in User rights on a managed machine (p. 32).

Note: On a remote machine running Windows Vista with enabled User Account Control (UAC)—and which is not

part of a domain—only the built-in Administrator user can back up data and perform disk management

operations. To overcome the restriction, include the machine into a domain or disable UAC on the machine (by

default, UAC is enabled).

For information about Acronis security groups and their default members, see Acronis security groups

(p. 85).