I have a SQL Server 2008R2 server configured that hosts multiple databases. The SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service uses a local system account.
I attempted to setup a maintenance plan that including a full backup to a NAS but I get an error that says: "The database engine service cold not resolve the specified folder location....." So my thought was that the SQL Server service needs permissions to the target location. My instinct tells me that I have to setup a domain account for the SQL service to use and grant that permission to the target (backup) location; however, am I going to break anything by changing the SQL service account? Is this the right course of action or is there a way to grant access to the target share for the local account?