Microsoft KB Archive/147499

= XADM: Service Did Not Start Due to Logon Failure =

Article ID: 147499

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147499



SUMMARY
When installing the Exchange Server the user may encounter the "STOP" message:

While attempting to start the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service, the following error was encountered:

The service did not start due to a logon failure.

Microsoft Windows NT

ID no: 0xc002042



MORE INFORMATION
This error is related to the account that was used when prompted for "Choose the services account and type the Password" at the beginning of the Exchange Server setup.



RESOLUTION
Enter the correct password for the chosen account. If the password cannot be remembered, run User Manager for Domains, provided with Microsoft Windows NT Server, and reset the account's password.

Keywords: kbsetup KB147499

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