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PolyBase Service Account Permissions and Common Errors Observed When They Are Missing

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NathanMSFT
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Feb 03, 2021
We have seen a number of PolyBase cases in SQL Server Support related to logins or permissions created and set during installation that are missing. It is quite common for organizations to want to lo...
Updated Feb 03, 2021
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mrtodd
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Jun 12, 2023

Thanks for the article!  I had to search for support after changing the polybase from a local system into a domain service account. It's uncommon and odd that I could not do it in the SQL Server Configuration Manager tool (SQL2022 SE CU-2) and had to do it via MMC services.msc, yet without sql permissions .