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Petr Horak

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Message 34407 - Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 18:24:38 UTC

Installation of BOINC gets knocked down by error:
"Failed to add user to the 'boinc_admins' group
(Administrator)."
I can see it created empty boinc_admin group. I added the Administrator account to it yet next time the installation failed as well. The OS is Small Business Server 2003 R2, running on 2x XEON 5140, 4 GB RAM, IBM x3500 server. BOINC version is: boinc_6.10.58_windows_intelx86.exe
What should I do to make it work ?
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Message 34408 - Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 18:31:29 UTC - in response to Message 34407.  

Is it a domain controller? If so, it can't be done easily, since the installer will make local accounts, whereas a domain controller will try to use (only) global accounts.

See the release notes for more information.
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