A main service can run under a dedicated account or under an account you specify during installation. Either account is given privileges that are needed for the service to work. The privileges include a set of user rights, membership in security groups, and the Full Control permissions on respective registry keys in the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis. There are no permissions granted on other registry keys.
Services
| Component | Service name | Purpose | Account used by the service | User rights | Group membership |
| Acronis Agent for Windows |
Acronis Managed Machine Service (Main service) |
Backing up and recovering data on the machine | Acronis Agent User (new account) or user-specified account |
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Backup Operators
Administrators |
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Acronis VSS Provider (Auxiliary service; created only for Agent for Windows in a Server operating system) |
Using a Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) provider that comes with Acronis Backup | Local System | - | - | |
| Acronis Management Server |
Acronis Management Server Service (Main service) |
Centrally managing backup operations on multiple machines | AMS User (new account) or user-specified account | Log on as service | Acronis Centralized Admins |
|
Acronis Web Server Service (Auxiliary service) |
Runs backup console | Network Service | - | - | |
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License Service |
Managing licenses | Network Service | - | - |
Common Services
The following services can be used by many components of Acronis Backup and by other Acronis products. These services always run under a system account. No additional privileges are given to the account.
| Component/Function | Service Name | Purpose | Account used by the service |
| Remote access and scheduling | Acronis Remote Agent Service | Providing connectivity between Acronis components |
Local System (Vista/2008/7) or NetworkService (2000/XP/2003) |
| Acronis Scheduler2 Service | Providing scheduling for tasks performed by Acronis components | Local System |
Processes
| Process name | Component | Functionality |
|---|---|---|
| service_process.exe | Acronis Agent, Management Server | Backup, replication, restore operations, cataloging and validation in personal and unmanaged vaults |
| mms.exe | Acronis Agent | Manages backup tasks on local machine |
| schedul2.exe | Acronis Agent | Executes scheduled tasks on certain events |
| schedhlp.exe | Acronis Agent | Notifies Scheduler2 about logon and logoff events |
| agent.exe | Acronis Agent | Provides a possibility to connect remotely to Acronis components |
| ManagementServer.exe | Management Server | Centralized management of Acronis Agents |
| mediabuilder.exe | Bootable Media Builder | Builds Acronis Bootable Rescue Media |
| TibMounterMonitor.exe | Acronis TIB Monitor | Allows to mount and explore .tib files |
| acroinst.exe | Installer | Remote installation |
| msi_setup.exe | Installer | Remote installation |
| systeminfo.exe | System Report | Collects Acronis System Report |
| acronis_license_server.exe | Acronis License Server | Manages licenses |
| ams_web_service.exe | Backup console | Runs backup console |
| MmsMonitor.exe | Tray monitor | Shows tray notifications about Acronis tasks and program status |