Cannot connect to site database server from secondary server

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Is your secondary site where you have your admin console
a Windows XP SP2 machine ?
If so take a look at the following FAQ

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/t
echfaq/tfaq03.mspx

look at the section for Windows XP SP2

Sai

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>-----Original Message-----
>my scenario is, i have a member server with sql and
primary sms site server
>2003. I installed the primary site using the domain
administrator user. I
>installed a secondary sms site server 2003 in another
server with the same
>domain administrator rights. i also installed the admin
console and tools on
>the secondary server. But when i try to open the admin
console from secondary
>server, i always get a "connection failed:
root\sms\site_xxx"
>
>i have added the computer accounts of my primary server
and the secondary
>server to each other's local admin groups. I have also
added the site
>connection membership to domain administrator, which i
used for installation.
>My adminui.log gives error saying " Error: Possible UI
connection error code
>is -2147217004".
>
>any help is appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Ram
>.
>
.



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