RE: 401 UNAUTHORIZED Error After Installation

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try changing it to a proper account eg domain\administrator and then restart
iis

"Steven Perry" wrote:

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> Thanks,
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> Steven Perry
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> "dave nixon" wrote:
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> > steve
> > in iis, what is the application pool account for central admin?
> > is it a network service or a domain user account?
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> > "Steven Perry" wrote:
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> > > Yes.
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> > > Thanks,
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> > > Steven Perry
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> > > "dave nixon" wrote:
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> > > > did u install with a userid that was a member of the administrators group and
> > > > power users on the server?
> > > >
> > > > "Steven Perry" wrote:
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> > > > > I see a repeated error pair under application event log.
> > > > > 1)
> > > > > Source: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
> > > > > Category: None
> > > > > Event ID: 1000
> > > > > Descritption: #30002: Error 5 opening registry key
> > > > > "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\Secure\ConfigDb".
> > > > > 2)
> > > > > Same as above with the following description.
> > > > > Description: (#5: Access is denied.)
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> > > > > I checked that key and no value is set for it.
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> > > > > Wasn't this supposed to be set by the install utility?
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> > > > > What do you mean about "Application Pool Identity is Correct"? It's set to
> > > > > CentralAdminAppPool.
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> > > > > Thanks,
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> > > > > Steven Perry
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> > > > > "dave nixon" wrote:
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> > > > > > check the eventlog....also check that your application pool identity is correct
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> > > > > > "Steven Perry" wrote:
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> > > > > > > I just finished installing SharePoint Portal 2003 on a Windows 2003 Server
> > > > > > > Enterprise Edition. SQL Server was already installed. When the installation
> > > > > > > is complete and the setup program tries to load the following page,
> > > > > > > http://localhost:19433/sps/FarmDatabase.aspx, I get a 401 UNAUTHORIZED error.
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> > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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> > > > > > > Thanks,
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> > > > > > > Steven Perry
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