I believe you can make the account your backup software is using a member of the "Exchange Admin" or Exchange Enterprise Admin" which already have access to all mailboxes. Matt -----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:39 AM To: Exchange List Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange 2k backup http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi, I am using exchange 2k in a win2k domain enviroment. I am pressently using winnt backup utility with exchange. It can backup everything that I slect except the mailboxes I get an error that says you do not have permissions. So I need to create a backup admin account and what or how do I assign it permissions to access the mailboxes of users to back them up? I have assigned it back operators group and dmian admins. Any help much appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: Administrator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')