User privileges on a managed machine

  Windows

When managing a machine running Windows, the scope of a user’s management rights depends on the user’s privileges on the machine.

Regular users

A regular user, such as a member of the Users group, has the following management rights:

  • Perform file-level backup and recovery of the files that the user has permissions to access—but without using a file-level backup snapshot.
  • Create backup plans and tasks and manage them.
  • View—but not manage—backup plans and tasks created by other users.
  • View the local event log.

Administrative users

A user who has administrative privileges on the machine, such as a member of the Administrators or Backup Operators group, additionally has the following management rights:

  • Back up and recover the entire machine or any data on the machine, with or without using a disk snapshot.

Members of the Administrators group also can:

  • View and manage backup plans and tasks owned by any user on the machine. 
  Linux

When managing a machine running Linux, the user has or obtains the root privileges, and so can:

  • Back up and recover any data or the entire machine, having full control over all Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent operations and log files on the machine.
  • Manage local backup plans and tasks owned by any user registered in the operating system.

To avoid routine logging on to the system as root, the root user can log on with the ordinary user credentials and then switch user as required.

User privileges on a managed machine