"Unable Create Account for the Service" on Windows 2008

[HelixGalaxy]

Hello all,

 

I have a fresh installation of Windows Server 2008 (not R2).

 

Trying to install BIND 9.7.1-P2 ver and when runing the installer, putting in the password, I get this error:

 

"Unable Create Account for the Service"

 

The installer just stops on this error and nothing is done.

 

I'm runing in Administration account, so I should have all permissions. I have tried to figure this out, but I'm lost. Haven't found any solution.

 

Maybe you have some for me???

 

Regards,

Martin

 

[Danny Mayer]

It may work if you include the domain name as well as the name of the
account. I assume that you are installing on a domain controller which
has some other requirements when creating accounts. I never did get
around to looking at this issue.

Danny

[Gary Gladney]

Are you using a domain admin account or local admin account? If you using a domain admin account the system you are doing the install on has be part of the windows domain that you are adding the account to. If it's a local account then the problem maybe with SAM file for that system. A service account is like any other user account, typically the password does not expire and depending on what the account needs to access is what groups its a member of.

Gary

Gary Gladney
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[Danny Mayer]

On 8/11/2010 3:32 PM, Gary Gladney wrote:
> Are you using a domain admin account or local admin account? If you
using a domain admin account the system you are doing the install on has
be part of the windows domain that you are adding the account to. If
it's a local account then the problem maybe with SAM file for that
system. A service account is like any other user account, typically the
password does not expire and depending on what the account needs to
access is what groups its a member of.
>

No, that's not correct. It does not matter if you are using a domain
account or a local account as long as you are an administrator on the
system. The installer tries to create a local account on the system
which has just one privilege: the ability to run as a service. The
created account is not a member of any group by design. This becomes a
problem if it is being installed on a domain controller since it has to
be created as an account in the domain and the code does not handle that
situation.

Danny