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added services user requirements to pre-reqs for upgrade
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content/en/docs/2025.9/Guides/upgrade-guides/upgrade-observability/3.0.0-to-4.0.0/cloud/grafana/prerequisites.md

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1. Extract the downloaded `alloy-installer-windows-amd64.exe` archive to a folder with the same name.
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1. Extract the downloaded `Grafana.Alloy.Install` archive to a folder with the same name.
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## Security Requirements
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### Service User
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Grafana Alloy requires a domain user that is not a member of the Local Administrators group on any of the Application Servers. This user must be given the `Log on as a service` right otherwise the service will not be able to run. This permission will be granted as part of the install if it is not already granted.
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## Backup Old Files
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On each Application Server that Promtail is installed on:

content/en/docs/2025.9/Guides/upgrade-guides/upgrade-observability/3.0.0-to-4.0.0/on-premise/grafana/prerequisites.md

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1. Extract the downloaded `Grafana.Alloy.Install` archive to a folder with the same name.
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1. Extract the downloaded `loki-windows-amd64.exe` archive to a folder with the same name.
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## Security Requirements
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### Service User
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Grafana Alloy requires a domain user that is not a member of the Local Administrators group on any of the Application Servers. This user must be given the `Log on as a service` right otherwise the service will not be able to run. This permission will be granted as part of the install if it is not already granted.
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## Backup Old Files
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1. On the server that Grafana and Loki is installed on, create a folder called `Observability Backups` in a known location.

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