Symptoms
When migrating a vCenter Server 6.0 installed on Windows to the vCenter Server Appliance 6.5, pre-check fails with the error: User running the upgrade does not have 'Replace a process level token' privilege
In the runner.log file, you see entries similar to: "requirementMismatchSpecs": [ { "text": { "id": "common.error.windows.missing_privilege.text", "localized": "User running the upgrade does not have 'Replace a process level token' privilege.", "translatable": "User running the upgrade does not have 'Replace a process level token' privilege."
Purpose
This article provides information on how to assign the Replace a process level token privilege to the user performing the upgrade.
Cause
This issue occurs when the user running the migration does not have Replace a process level token privilege.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, assign Replace a process level token permissions to the user performing the upgrade. For more information on this permissions, see the Microsoft TechNet article Replace a process level token.
Related Information
If the vCenter Server service is running in a user account other than the Local System account, verify that the user account has these permissions:
Member of the Administrators groupLog on as a serviceAct as part of the operating system (if the user is a domain user)Replace a process level token
