Permissions needed to perform AX installation

To start the Microsoft Dynamics AX installation process, you need to speak with the systems administrator to ensure that the account you log on with at each server has appropriate permissions.

Also, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer where you are installing a component.

The following permissions are implemented according to the principle of least privilege, and the below table lists permissions required in addition to administrator access on the computer.

Component Additional permissions required to install Database Member of the dbcreator role on the SQL Server instance. Application Object Server (AOS) Member of the securityadmin role on the SQL Server instance you want to connect to. Enterprise Portal Member of the SYSADMIN role in Microsoft Dynamics AX and a member of the dbcreator role on the SQL Server instance being used for Microsoft SharePoint Services. Enterprise Search Member of the SYSADMIN role in Microsoft Dynamics AX, a member of the Administrator group in Microsoft SharePoint Services, and a member of the dbcreator role on the SQL Server instance being used for Microsoft SharePoint Services. Help Server Member of the SYSADMIN role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Business Intelligence Components Member of the SYSADMIN role in Microsoft Dynamics AX and a member of the SQL Server db_accessadmin role for the Microsoft Dynamics AX database. Client None Office Add-Ins None Debugger None Visual Studio Tools None Trace Parser None AIF Web Services Member of the SYSADMIN role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. .NET Business Connector None Synchronization Proxy Member of the dbowner database role on the SQL Server database for Microsoft Office Project Server, and a member of the Administrators group on the computer running Project Server. Synchronization Service Member of the Administrators group in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Management Utility None

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