I have read that the cluster admin needs to be a domain admin to setup a
cluster. I am using Win2003 and SQL 2000. Is that true ? If not, what are
the minimum rights required as our n/w admins are hesitant about creating it
as a member of domain admins

This is not true!
Cluster admin needs to be a domain user.
I am curious to where you read that, was it on some MS documents? Plz point
me to that so that we can get it corrected.

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Thanks,
Loay Shbeilat
MSCS Admin Tools STE

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"Hassan" <fatima_ja (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

A microsoft person responded to me (see RE: Services login policies and
rights question - "Yuan Shao") that the cluster admin needs to be a Domain
Admin...

Now I'm confused.




"Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays (AT) microsoft (DOT) com> wrote

Don't be - The answer you got below is correct.

HTH

Bjorn

hmm... I guess that Yuan Shao is mistaken !!!
I think he meant that the domain user should be a local administrator on the
nodes.

You can trust me on this one :-) Also check this article on microsoft
website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...on124121120120

Under checklist for Server Cluster Configuration-
"A domain-level account that is a member of the local administrators group
on each node. A dedicated account is recommended."

Ya, it is a bit confusing, but it means: "A domain user with admin
previliges on each of the cluster nodes"

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Thanks,
Loay Shbeilat
MSCS Admin Tools STE

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"frankm" <frank (AT) nxspxm (DOT) mallardcentral.com> wrote

That's the way I understood it...
unfortunately things do change - so I don't take chances



"Loay Shbeilat [MS]" <loays (AT) microsoft (DOT) com> wrote

Actually it doesn't take much these days....



"Bjorn Mobak" <anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote