Changing Service Account Settings on existing VBR installation

[Nas]

I have a backup server that was previously installed using custom user account (DOMAIN\USER) at this step - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

Now I want to change it to LOCAL SYSTEM account, how do I easily change this?

I looked into Configuration Database Connection Settings, but there is no service account option like the initial setup wizard.

[david.domask]

Hi Nas,

Just to confirm, you want to ensure the Veeam services (those in services.msc) are running as LOCAL SYSTEM?

Can you check in the Windows Snap-in on your server and confirm which account is currently in use for the Veeam services? I actually expect that you should see they're running under SYSTEM already as that will be the default Veeam uses.

[Nas]

Hi David,

Yes, I want to ensure the Veeam services (those in services.msc) are running as LOCAL SYSTEM.

The VBR in question was originally installed using custom user account (DOMAIN\BACKUPADMIN) at this step - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

So due to that, in my Windows Snap-in the service VeeamBackupSvc and several others Veeam services are currently running as DOMAIN\BACKUPADMIN. I would like to change them all to LOCAL SYSTEM correctly (like default Veeam installation).

I wonder if it's sufficient to just change the logon as account to LOCAL SYSTEM in services.msc or is there something else need changing.

[david.domask]

> I wonder if it's sufficient to just change the logon as account to LOCAL SYSTEM in services.msc or is there something else need changing.

Exactly how to do it. I recommend as a sensible precaution to run a Manual Configuration Backup before making the changes, though it likely won't be necessary.

[dpal]

So just curious, was the solution to just change the service to LOCAL SYSTEM? are there any caveats to this?

[Nas]

if you are using SQL instance as local configuration DB, you will need to also assign Local System permission on that SQL instance where VeeamBackup DB is running