Microsoft KB Archive/264579

= PRB: MSMQ Service Cannot Run As a User Account on a Domain Controller =

Article ID: 264579

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Message Queuing 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q264579



SYMPTOMS
If you install Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) on a domain controller, and change the MSMQ service after the installation to run as a domain user account, and then you install an MSMQ Independent Client (IC) against the domain controller, the IC installation fails with an access denied error (0xC00E0025) during the setup.



CAUSE
This error occurs because MSMQ cannot run as a domain or local user account on a Windows 2000 domain controller. This is not a supported configuration for MSMQ. The MSMQ service on a domain controller must be configured to run as the Local System account. This is the default setting that MSMQ is configured for during an installation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, configure the MSMQ service to run as the Local System account. If MSMQ is configured to use a domain account, revert back to the Local System Account.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

