Microsoft KB Archive/812691

= FIX: You receive the &quot;Could not create configuration information&quot; error message when you try to install Server for NIS =

Article ID: 812691

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You cannot install Server for NIS if the domain name of the computer does not contain a dot character. You receive only the following error message:

Could not create configuration information

This problem also occurs if you manually run the Sfusch.exe program.



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

For additional information about the hotfix for this problem, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

819233 FIX: Server for NIS does not support automount maps



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

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