The minimum accounts you need to install MOSS using MS recommended best practices

Ok - I have been asked this question several times and have also noticed that the right accounts are not used during MOSS installations. Here is a quick summary of all the accounts you need pre-configured in your AD prior to installing MOSS:

• mosssetupUSER – Pass@word1 – Moss Setup user – Member of: Administrator – SQL: dbcreator and security-admin
• sqlserversrvc – Pass@word1 – User to create db’s and sql configs – Member of: Administrator – SQL: dbcreator and security-admin
• caapooldbaccessUSER – Pass@word1 – caa app pool USER acct and to access db – Member of: Administrator – SQL: dbcreator and security-admin
• sspappool@AIFSMOSS.local – Pass@word1 = SSP App Pool Identity – User rights and entitlements assigned automatically
• sspserviceUSER – Pass@word1 – SSP Timer/Web Services – User rights and entitlements assigned automatically
• WssSearchSrvcUSER – Pass@word1 – used for wss search – User rights and entitlements assigned automatically
• searchcontentaccessUSER – Pass@word1 – default user for search content access – User rights assigned automatically
• searchspccontentaccessUSER – Pass@word1 – user for search specific content access – read access to external content source
• userprofilesaccessUSER – Pass@word1 – USER who access the AD and user properties – read rights to AD
• excelservicesUSER – Pass@word1 – USER to access excel content soruces – read rights to excel content sources