The same thing seems to apply to the SQL agent.
If you run it as a system service under default
(no) account, it will fail.
The failure will not indicate anything about permissions.

>If you are running the GA version of the Exchange Agent,
>you MUST be running the backup while logged in as
>the Exchange Site Services Account.

>If you are running the 1.1.0.0 "A" FIXTEST version
>(available on the INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM ftp site),
>the logged in ID must at least have Local Admin
>authority and permission to access the DIR and IS DB's.

>Del Hoobler
>ADSM Agent Development


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