Passwords for cluster and servers

im using 1 account for cluster and sql services, havent had any issues to
date....



"Dave" wrote in message

 > I have a 2 node cluster running Win2000 enterprise and MS clustering.
 > Also SQL server. Would there be a problem using the same domain
 > password for SQL and for the clustering service? I thought I read
 > that there may be a problem but I don't recall where it read it.
 >
 > Thanks for any help.
 >
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I don't think there's a functional issue, but if you use the same account,
the domain admins will be able to log on to SQL Server as an SA. If you use
separate accounts, you can set the cluster account to have minimal SQL
privledges so the keep alive for SQL will work and not give the domain
admins sa access to the database. In a small environment using the same
account is probably no big deal, but in a larger enterprise it could be.

"Dave" wrote in message

 > I have a 2 node cluster running Win2000 enterprise and MS clustering.
 > Also SQL server. Would there be a problem using the same domain
 > password for SQL and for the clustering service? I thought I read
 > that there may be a problem but I don't recall where it read it.
 >
 > Thanks for any help.
 >
 >> Stay informed about: Passwords for cluster and servers