RE: SQL Server Setup could not validate the service accounts

I'm replying to this 'cos before I hadn't set up the MSDN subscriber managed
newsgroup thingy, whereas now I have, so I'm hoping that by replying to this
the wheels will be set in motion to get a response.

"Dr Pizza" wrote:

> SQL 2005 Enterprise x86 onto a 2003 R2 Domain Controller. Using a
> domain user account for the user. The domain user account has:
> Act as part of the OS
> Log on as a service
> Log on as a batch job
> Lock pages in memory
> Replace a process level token
> Bypass traverse checking
> Adjust memory quotas for a process
> Impersonate a client after authentication
>
> but is not a member of any of the Administrator groups.
>
> During setup stage "SQL Server Database Services" setup is failing with
> the following error:
>
> TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup
> ------------------------------
>
> SQL Server Setup could not validate the service accounts. Either the
> service accounts have not been provided for all of the services being
> installed, or the specified username or password is incorrect. For each
> service, specify a valid username, password, and domain, or specify a
> built-in system account.
>
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Serve
> r&ProdVer=9.00.1399.06&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=28075&EvtType=sqlca%5cserv
> icedlg.cpp%40Validate_ServiceAccounts%40ServiceAccountValidate%3a%3aVali
> dateAccount%40x6dab
>
> ------------------------------
> BUTTONS:
>
> &Retry
> Cancel
> ------------------------------
>
> However, a quick perusal of the audit log makes clear that the username
> and password are correct. The (woefully unhelpful) install log says:
>
> MSI (s) (70!7C) [02:54:15:316]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 --
> Error 28075. SQL Server Setup could not validate the service accounts.
> Either the service accounts have not been provided for all of the
> services being installed, or the specified username or password is
> incorrect. For each service, specify a valid username, password, and
> domain, or specify a built-in system account.
> The logon account cannot be validated for the service SQL Browser.
>
> Error 28075. SQL Server Setup could not validate the service accounts.
> Either the service accounts have not been provided for all of the
> services being installed, or the specified username or password is
> incorrect. For each service, specify a valid username, password, and
> domain, or specify a built-in system account.
> The logon account cannot be validated for the service SQL Browser.
> <Func Name='SetCAContext'>
> <EndFunc Name='SetCAContext' Return='T' GetLastError='0'>
> Doing Action: Validate_ServiceAccounts
> PerfTime Start: Validate_ServiceAccounts : Mon Dec 19 02:54:15 2005
> <Func Name='Validate_ServiceAccounts'>
> <Func Name='GetServiceAccountProperty'>
> Failed to validate service account DOMAIN-NAME\ACCOUNT-NAME
> Error Code: 0x80076dab (28075)
> Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlca\servicedlg.cpp
> Compiler Timestamp: Mon Aug 29 01:18:40 2005
> Function Name: ServiceAccountValidate::ValidateAccount
> Source Line Number: 751
>
>
>
> Error Code: 28075
>
> It's clearly not happy about something, but I have no idea what. Any
> ideas?
>
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