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In Linux
You do not need to specify task credentials. In Linux, tasks always run under the root user account.
3.3 User privileges on a managed machine
Windows
When managing a machine running Windows, the scope of a user's management rights depends on
the user's privileges on the machine.
Regular users
A regular user, such as a member of the Users group, has the following management rights:
Perform file-level backup and recovery of the files that the user has permissions to access—but
without using a file-level backup snapshot (p. 117).
Create backup plans and tasks and manage them.
View—but not manage—backup plans and tasks created by other users.
View the local event log.
Backup operators
A user who is a member of the Backup Operators group, also has the following management right:
Back up and recover the entire machine or any data on the machine, with or without using a disk
snapshot. Using a hardware snapshot provider may still require administrative privileges.
Administrators
A user who is a member of the Administrators group, also has the following management right:
View and manage backup plans and tasks owned by any user on the machine.
Linux
When managing a machine running Linux, the user has or obtains the root privileges, and so can:
Back up and recover any data or the entire machine, having full control over all Acronis Backup
agent operations and log files on the machine.
Manage local backup plans and tasks owned by any user registered in the operating system.
To avoid routine logging on to the system as root, the root user can log on with the ordinary user
credentials and then switch user as required.
3.4 List of Acronis services
During installation, Acronis Backup creates several services.
Main services present the main components of Acronis Backup: the agent, the management
server, the storage node.
Auxiliary services enable certain functionalities of the main components.
Common services assist multiple Acronis Backup components and other Acronis products.
Services of Acronis Backup components
A main service can run under a dedicated account or under an account you specify during installation.
Either account is given privileges that are needed for the service to work. The privileges include a set
