To create a BESAdmin
account and a mailbox
1- You
need to prepare the network by:
a- On
a domain controller, open Active Directory Users and Computers.
b- Create
an account with the following attributes:
Name: BESAdmin and
the password , make sure you set the password
to not to change and never expire. Also, create a Microsoft Exchange mailbox
and the group membership: Domain User. Place in Users OU.
2- On
the BES server add the BESAdmin account to the local Administrators group.
Or if installing on the DC add to
Administrators group.
SETTING SERVICE AND
LOGON RIGHTS FOR THE BESADMIN ACCOUNT
For NON-SBS servers
see below
1- On
the BES server, open the Local Security Policy under Administrative Tools.
2- Local
Policies > User Rights Assignment > Scroll down to “Log on as a Service”
& “Allow log on locally”, double click on it and add the BESAdmin account.
For a SBS servers
see below;
• On
a SBS 2003 server, open
