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Apprentice
February 3, 2026
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Can we add functional account as a managed account?

  • February 3, 2026
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Can we onboard the functional account as a managed account? I can understand as per the best practices we can onboard it in functional account configuration section. but what if we add it as a managed account will it have any impact if we add the functional account as a managed account and disable the account rotation?

Best answer by Howard

Functional Accounts are privilege accounts and we do not recommend creating them as another managed account. Having them as a managed account is potentially a security issue which could allow users/administrators to check-out the password. 

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HowardAnswer
BeyondTrust Employee
February 4, 2026

Functional Accounts are privilege accounts and we do not recommend creating them as another managed account. Having them as a managed account is potentially a security issue which could allow users/administrators to check-out the password. 

gborse57Author
Apprentice
February 4, 2026

Thank you Howard!