Re: FAILURE installing WSS with Active Directory auth

Hi,
IIS App Pools should be running under Domain Account (not system or
network). SQL Server should also be running under a Domain Account.

Did you add IIS after the server was promoted to a DC? (will not work if IIS
was installed before promotion)
Regards,
Ian
http://www.wssdemo.com

"Glenn Nelson" <GlennNelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C9B8E2E6-5033-4AE1-A676-1879FF608B37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I asked a question about setconfigdb (on Nov. 7), got no replies. I'm
>REALLY
> stuck. I'm trying to use stsadm to create configdb and use options for AD
> account creation. I always get the unhelpful message, "SQL Server 2000
> Service Pack 3 or later is required", but of course my SQL Server has SP4.
>
> Can someone please tell me what options I should use for stsadm?
>
> I have:
> Windows 2003 Server as a domain controller and host of SQL Server 2000 SP4
> and Active Directory. All service packs current.
> Windows 2003 Server as SharePoint host, nothing else installed.
>
> It appears the SP install is OK (yes, I used remotesql=yes). The
> application
> pool for admin site is running, and I followed instructions for user
> accounts
> - local admin as well as admins in AD. But I had to add STSFLTR manually
> to
> the ISAPI filter list for Default Web Site (probably because I installed
> remotesql=yes).
>
> But when I get to "stsadm -o setconfigdb ..." that's when I get the
> stinkin'
> SQL error. Again, what options should I be using? I didn't use -du -dp,
> because I've never seen an example where -du -dp are used. I assumed I had
> setup admin users correctly to handle the tasks ... but maybe I should
> specify user/passwd? Unfortunately can't try this now, and can't messages
> from work (Passport login is blocked!).
>
> --
> -----
> Glenn Nelson in Santa Cruz


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