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To be able to run the BackUp-SPFarm i need to create a network location/drive and grant the sql service account read/write permission. but for our sharepoint on-premises 2013 /2016, how i can know what is the SQL Server service account for our sharepoint servers, as some of these servers were created many years ago by other companies? now when i try to do BackUp-SPFarm it always fail unless i grant Everyone read/write. but i do not want to grant everyone access to the backup folders, where i only want to grant the sharepoint farm account (i can get this account under the security >> managed accounts), but i am not sure from where i can know what is the sql service account for our sharepoint farm? Thanks

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    You can refer below link and check the service account to know which account is used as SQL Server Service account. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/…
    – Divya Sharma
    Jan 10, 2019 at 11:57
  • @DivyaSharma in our case i can not find any accounts that start with MSSQL or sqlagent as described inside the link you provide
    – John John
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:10

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  • Log in to SQL-Server via RemoteDesktop and start SQL Server Configuration Manager
  • Go to SQL Server Services
  • You will find a SQL Server (INSTANCENAME) service there. You might have multiple entries, please let me know if you need help identifying the correct instance
  • Column Log On As will show you the correct account.
    • SQL-Server by default gets installed with a virtual account like NT Service\MSSQLSERVER or NT Service\MSSQL$INSTANCENAME. In this case you need to give read&write permissions on the network share to the computer-account hosting SQL-Server
    • SQL-Server can be installed with a Domain-Account like DOMAIN\username. Give read&write permissions to this domain account on your network-share
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  • thanks a lot for your help. i can do this inside one farm where i login to the sql server itself and i follow your steps and the Backup-SPfarm worked well. while on other farms i can not login remotely to the database server.. so can i from sharepoint server itself know the sql service account, or by running power-shell scripts or using Central admin?
    – John John
    Jan 10, 2019 at 15:02
  • This is a SQL-Server specific setting. You cannot query it from SharePoint. If you have access to the SQL-Server via SQL Server Management Studio from any machine, you can query the required information via T-SQL: SELECT servicename, service_account FROM sys.dm_server_services
    – MHeld
    Jan 10, 2019 at 15:08
  • Now the backups working for You @SharePointTestDev ? So the SQL account needs to have permissions on backup folder?
    – Zdeněk Vinduška
    Jan 11, 2019 at 8:09
  • Yes. The Database Backups are placed directly by SQL Server to the Network Share. So it also needs proper permissions.
    – MHeld
    Jan 11, 2019 at 9:38
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If you start BackUp-SPfarm it create a job, jobs are running under SPTimerv4 so look to Windows Services and Account which is used for SharePoint Timer V4, this account should have permissions to the Folder.

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  • the sharepoint timer job runs under the sharepoint farm account, and this account is the owner of the backup folder... seems there are additional accounts that should have read/write on the backup folder
    – John John
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:11
  • have you mounted this folder to the SharePoint Application server or you are using UNC path? It'S this folder accessible from SP APP server?
    – Zdeněk Vinduška
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:16
  • this folder is a local folder inside the sharepoint application server, and i have shared it. again if i grant everyone read/write the Backup-SPFarm will work well without any issues.. so there is not any problem with accessing the backup folder, also if i remove Everyone from the share settings, the backup folders will be created but their size will be less that 10 MB and the backup will have errors inside its logs...
    – John John
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:34
  • Have you tried add WPG_Admin group from APP server?
    – Zdeněk Vinduška
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:36
  • what is exactly WPG_Admin ?
    – John John
    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:41

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