I've installed MOSS2007 using a user account that has the Admin privileges on Windows 2008 OS. But when i open the central admin, I see 4 tasks pending. Out of which one is "Initial Deployment : Assign Services to Servers". When i tried to initiate the process, i get an error as mentioned below Go back to site Error: Access Denied Current User You are currently signed in as: <<hostname>>\<<adminPrevilUser>> Sign in as a different user But when i login to the box as Administrator account, i could see these services allowing me start. What could be the problem.Every thing is perfect only if you share

Hi,please try adding this user to the Farm Administratos using the Administrator account, from Central Administration, Site Actions, Site Settings, Site Collection AdministratorBest Regards, Ammar MCT

Hey, Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, i don't see the SiteActions link..Every thing is perfect only if you share

Hi,Try this stsadm -o adduser -url http://server:12345 -userlogin BUILTIN\Administrators -useremail admin@company.com -group “Farm Administrators” -username “Administrators”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262627.aspxBest Regards, Ammar MCT

do i have to execute this from the command prompt ?Every thing is perfect only if you share

on command prompt, navigate to:program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\binand from there you should be abe to run the command.I LOVE MS..... Warm Regards, Kshitiz Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Thank you .. but please help me to understand where am i mentioning the "mossAdminUser" user details in the above command?Every thing is perfect only if you share

stsadm -o adduser -url <URL name> -userlogin <login name> -useremail -role <role name> / -group <group name> -username [-siteadmin] Parameters <!----> Parameter Value Required? Description url A valid URL, such as http://server_name Yes The URL of the site collection to which the user account is being added userlogin A valid user name in the form: Domain\user_name For a non-Windows account, a valid user name can be in the form: providerName:user_name Yes A string that contains the user name useremail A valid e-mail address in the form: someone@example.com Yes A string that contains the e-mail address of the user role A permission level defined for the site, such as Full Control, Design, Contribute, or Read Yes. Either the role or group parameter is required. Adds a user to a permission level. group A group configured for the site, such as Team Site Members Yes. Either the role or group parameter is required. Adds the user to a group. username A valid user name, such as "Joe" Yes A string that contains the display name of the user siteadmin <none> No Specifies whether you want to add the user as an administrator to the site collection. I LOVE MS..... Warm Regards, Kshitiz Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

wow.. you are so quick.. i really appreciate your support. but unfortunately, we are deviating from my main concept.Let me re-phrase my issue. I have Windows 2008 Server installed with a user as "mossAdminUser" and this user is the member of Administrators.Then, I now started installing the MOSS 2007. Hence, installed SQL 2005 and started the MOSS 07 setup. All these installations are performed from the "mossAdminUser" user account. The installation is successful and the configuration completed. I mean the 9 steps.Finally, when it opened the "Central Administration", I see "Server Configuration Not Complete" in red color. There are 4 tasks that are displayed under "Administrator Tasks", as mentioned below. 1 READ FIRST - Click this link for deployment instructions Not Started 1 Initial deployment: Add servers to farm Not Started 1 Initial deployment: Assign services to servers Not Started 1 Configure server farm's shared services When i started to click the Initial deployment, i get an error as as mentioned above.But the user, "mossAdminUser" is added to my application. Hence we dont have to add again. Please correct me where did i went wrong Every thing is perfect only if you share

Hi Chakravarthy, From your post, you want to install SharePoint server 2007 on Windows Server 2008. Only Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is supported on Windows server 2008. What is your installation type? Farm or stand-alone installation? I am not sure your installation steps are correct. If you want to deploy a simple farm on a Windows Server 2008, Office SharePoint Server 2007 requires Active Directory Domain Services for farm deployments in a Windows Server 2008 environment. Please refer to the following article, especially the setup accounts requirements: SQL server service account, setup user account and server farm account\database access account. Deploy a simple farm on the Windows Server 2008 operating system (Office SharePoint Server) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263408.aspx If you want to perform a stand-alone installation on a Windows Server 2008, please refer to the following article: Perform a stand-alone installation of Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262177.aspx For more information about how to create an installation source, please refer to the following article: Create an installation source that includes software updates (Office SharePoint Server 2007) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261890.aspx Hope this helps. Rock WangRock Wang MSFT

Rock,Thanks for detailed information. In our case, we started installation on a single machine as stand-alone, not a web farm. Secondly, the entire discussion is about the access rights for an "admin" privileged user but not about installation.Any, I've refered the given links. In all the docs there is no information about the user that is installing the MOSS.Please let me know if you come across of any such issue.Hope am clear in conveying my situation..Every thing is perfect as long as you share

Hi, You need to install Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Windows server 2008. Please check whether you meet this requirement. Try to use setup user account log in your SharePoint site, then add this user into the farm administrations group, after that check the effect. For more information about Office SharePoint Server Security Account Requirements, please refer to (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=92883&clcid=0x409). Hope this helps. Rock Wang Rock Wang– MSFT

RERUN the Sharepoint Technology wizard (PSCONFIG) again and it should work here.I LOVE MS..... Thanks and Regards, Kshitiz (Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.)