Rights required for installation

Dynamics AX 4.0

Before beginning the Microsoft Dynamics AX installation process, ensure that the account you log on with at each server has appropriate permissions. The permissions listed below are implemented using the principle of least privilege. Work with a system administrator to ensure that you have these rights.

NoteNote

If you install Microsoft Dynamics AX using a domain account other than your own, that account must have appropriate permissions in the system.


Action

Permissions required for account

Install an Application Object Server (AOS) instance.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

Allow the AOS account (the domain account or Network Service account associated with the AOS service) Read and Write permissions on the folder in which the application files are installed.

Create a Microsoft SQL Server database.

Member of Database Creators role on the SQL Server instance.

Connect an AOS instance to a SQL Server database.

Member of Database Security Administrators role on the SQL Server instance.

Install application file server.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

Install a client.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

Install an Enterprise Portal server.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

Install an application integration server.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

Install a reporting server.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

To set the reporting server to retrieve data from the Microsoft Dynamics AX SQL Server database, you must be logged on with an account that is a member of the Database Owner role on that SQL Server instance.

Install the .NET Business Connector, or COM Business Connector.

Member of Administrators group on the local computer.

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