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You can not add these account explicitly, These are sql server service group and sql server service is the member of these group. You can find these group in local group. You dont need to give permissions. you are moving database files to you can give permissions to sql service logon account.<br />
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if sql server service is running by local system account you dont need to give permissions on the folder.
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You can not add these account explicitly, These are sql server service group and sql server service is the member of these group. You can find these group in local group. You dont need to give permissions. you are moving database files to you can give permissions to sql service logon account.

if sql server service is running by local system account you dont need to give permissions on the folder.

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In addition you can the same added in SQL serve logins.<br />
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In addition you can the same added in SQL serve logins.

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In the default location for the sql2012 data &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER<wbr />\MSSQL\DAT<wbr />A) &nbsp; &nbsp; , when I check the folder permissions, I see a principal listed as MSSQLSERVER. &nbsp;screenshot attached.<br />
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in the folder where I am moving the databases to.... there is no MSSQLSERVER principal that has access to the new location... this makes sense.... the problem is... I can't find the MSSQLSERVER principal in the pick list to give it permissions to the new location where I am placing the db files.... it's not there. &nbsp;I have checked in domain and local. &nbsp;screenshot attached<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/05_w22/916268/screenshot-1.jpg" target="_blank" title="original file location with users that have security access (116 KB)"><img alt="original file location with users that have security access" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/05_w22/800_916268/screenshot-1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/05_w22/916269/screenshot2.jpg" target="_blank" title="destination file location where i can't seem to pick the user i need to give it acess to. (90 KB)"><img alt="destination file location where i can't seem to pick the user i need to give it acess to." class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 524px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/05_w22/916269/screenshot2.jpg" /></a>anyone offer any insight into this.
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original file location with users that have security access

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destination file location where i can't seem to pick the user i need to give it acess to.

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In the default location for the sql2012 data      (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA)     , when I check the folder permissions, I see a principal listed as MSSQLSERVER.  screenshot attached.

in the folder where I am moving the databases to.... there is no MSSQLSERVER principal that has access to the new location... this makes sense.... the problem is... I can't find the MSSQLSERVER principal in the pick list to give it permissions to the new location where I am placing the db files.... it's not there.  I have checked in domain and local.  screenshot attached
anyone offer any insight into this.

Can not find security principal to add to folder permission in sql data

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