Installation problem on Windows XP

[Danny Mayer]

Vinny Abello wrote:
> You need to install BIND using an account with administrative privileges
> but specify a non privileged account for it to run under. They are two
> different things. Login to the workstation with an account that you are
> sure has rights to install software. It sounds like the install program
> cannot create the necessary keys in the registry for the service.
> 

BINDInstall creates the account for you if it doesn't exist and sets the
privileges appropriately. The account used to install BIND needs to have
privileges but the account used for the named service needs restricted
privileges which the installer creates for you. You need to set the
permissions on the created directories in order for named to write files
to when running since that account is what is used to access and write
the files.

Technically you are correct in the sense that user accounts are stored
in the registry though most people don't know that. That part of the
registry needs special privileges to add accounts.

Danny

> Simon Renshaw wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install the latest version of bind but I'm having some
>> problems.
>>
>> I want to install it on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine that is part of a
>> domain.
>>
>> I've read the readme file where it states that I need to use a user with
>> restricted rights to install it.
>>
>> First, I created a normal user in the domain and I tried to log with it.
>> I got a "unable to create service account" error.
>>
>> Then I created a local restricted user on the machine and I still got
>> the "unable to create service account" error.
>>
>> I've looked at the site and the doc but I haven't found detailed
>> installation instructions.
>>
>> So, what should I do?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
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