There is nothing magic about a SQL Service account. Most of the time, the
defaults work just fine, except you don't want the password to expire. AD
Users and Computers tool, create a new user. Fill in the information and
you are done.

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Geoff N. Hiten
Principal SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP




"Amirullail" <Amirullail (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

Hi Geoff
This is the step that i used to create that service account for SQL cluster
2008 environment

Go to AD server-----create user from AD User and computer directory
Type-----Cluster Administrator with User logon Name is = clusteradmin
Password = xxxxxxxxx
I checked = Password Never expires

Then i go to both node which is DBW01 and DBW02. Under the Administrative
tools, i go to Computer Management. Then under Local Users and Groups, i
select Groups and i select Administrator. By right click, i choose to "Add to
Group". Then i add the "clusteradmin" in the Administrator Properties Dialog
Box. The apply.

Then i return back to the sql setup and by using that clusteradmin account,
i managed to continue the wizard



"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

Almost.

You need an admin account to execute the install, but you want a
low-privelege account to actually run SQL Server.

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Geoff N. Hiten
Principal SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP


"Amirullail" <Amirullail (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote