Introduction
This article explains how to disable the option to sign in as a current Windows user when connecting to Acronis Backup Management Console.
Solution
Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5:
Do the following on the machine with Management Server:
1. If Active Protection plan is applied to the machine, temporarily disable the Self-protection feature to allow modifying the configuration files;
2. Launch Notepad as administrator and open the file C:\Program Files\Acronis\AccountServer\account_server.json for editing,
3. Find the lines
"connectors": [
{ "type": "sspi", "name": "1 Windows Integrated Logon" },
{ "type": "local", "name": "2 Form-based" }
],
Delete the following line
{ "type": "sspi", "name": "1 Windows Integrated Logon" },
and save changes to the file.
4. Restart Acronis services on the machine:
- Acronis Management Server Service;
- Acronis Service Manager Service;
- Acronis ZeroMQ Gateway Service.
5. Reactivate Self-protection, if you disabled it at step 1.
After you make these changes, console will only offer the option to enter user name and password:
Acronis Cyber Protect 15:
Follow instructions from the User Guide (section "To disable the Sign in as the current Windows user option")