Best Practice Question - "Lowest possible privileges"

One of the MS Checklist Best Practices states to "Run SQL Server services
with the lowest possible privileges." Is there any definitive guide or
statement as to what these lowest possible privileges are or should be? Doe
s
this refer to SQL privileges or Windows privileges?Windows Previleges. Se BOL topic "Setting up Windows Services Accounts"
(topic updated July 2003). Let us know how you do.
dlr
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> One of the MS Checklist Best Practices states to "Run SQL Server services
> with the lowest possible privileges." Is there any definitive guide or
> statement as to what these lowest possible privileges are or should be?
Does
> this refer to SQL privileges or Windows privileges?|||I could not find this topic in BOL - there was a "Windows Services Accounts"
topic, but it was greyed out. I can't find it on the MS web site either.
Would it be possible for you to post a link to the article or e-mail it to
me? The e-mail address is apioinc.com instead of newsgroups.nospam.
"Dennis Redfield" wrote:

> Windows Previleges. Se BOL topic "Setting up Windows Services Accounts"
> (topic updated July 2003). Let us know how you do.
> dlr
> "smaas@.newsgroups.nospam" <smaasnewsgroupsnospam@.discussions.microsoft.com
> wrote in message news:04A12ED4-9606-487D-8232-383BC175C498@.microsoft.com..
.
> Does
>
>|||The minimum permissions, rights are listed in the following:
HOW TO: Change the SQL Server or SQL Server Agent Service
Account Without Using SQL Enterprise Manager in SQL Server
2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283811
-Sue
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:56:02 -0800,
"smaas@.newsgroups.nospam"
<smaasnewsgroupsnospam@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>One of the MS Checklist Best Practices states to "Run SQL Server services
>with the lowest possible privileges." Is there any definitive guide or
>statement as to what these lowest possible privileges are or should be? Do
es
>this refer to SQL privileges or Windows privileges?