Hi,
I am getting below error while installing SQL server, when selected domain account for SQL server engine startup account and press next.
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if container 'WinNT://DOMAIN' of user account exists
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: ----------------------------------------
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Message:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Access is denied.
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: HResult : 0x84bb0001
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: FacilityCode : 1211 (4bb)
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: ErrorCode : 1 (0001)
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Data:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: WatsonData = Domain
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: DisableRetry = true
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Message:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Access is denied.
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: HResult : 0x80070005
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: Stack:
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAdsContainer.GetObject(String className, String relativeName)
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)
(11) 2020-02-16 14:58:48 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.User.LookupADEntry()
I am installing SQL server 2016 STD version on Windows 2016 OS which joined to Domain controller.
Note: I can install by selecting Local System as startup account. later can change through configuration manager. I can't do this workaround for Cluster installation.
Any body faced this issue?