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Changing service accounts

Y1251
Level 5

Hi all,

Please be informed that we are going to change Backup Exec service account and we find out the step as below:

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/115890065-115890070-0/id-SF330571715-115890070

1.In the task pane, under Services Tasks, click Change Service Account.
Change the account options as appropriate.
2.See Change service account options.

3.Click OK.
4. Click Close when the service account changes are completed.
May I know is any action do i need to perform on the client server?

Thanks

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Colin_Weaver
Moderator
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Nothing on the client itself, but if the service account was also the Backup Exec default account OR used as the account to backup resources you will possibly have to change those as well.

Also if that service account was used to administer Backup Exec itself (i.e the administrator was logging in as that account to operate the Backup Exec console) then there may items such as Encryption Keys and Resticted Login Accounts configured inside Backup Exec that may not work if the account used to create them is disabled or no longer exists in Active Directory, as such  if you intended to delete the old account completely you may have to recreate some items within Backup Exec.