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Which user rights does the EST AD user need

Question / Problem

What permissions does an Active Directory user need under which the Exchange Server Toolbox service is to run?

Answer / Solution

The Exchange Server Toolbox Service User needs to be a member of the following Active Directory groups:

Domain Admins
Domain Users 

The user can be created automatically with all needed permissions during the installation. If you want to use a manually created user you need to add it to the groups mentioned above.