Microsoft KB Archive/940783

= How to set up delegation for Communications Server 2007 =

Article ID: 940783

Article Last Modified on 9/10/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to set up delegation for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.



MORE INFORMATION
To set up delegation for Communications Server 2007, follow these steps:  On a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based forest root domain controller, follow these steps:  Install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Run the following commands:  Schema Prep Forest Prep Domain Prep </li> Run the Create Enterprise Pool wizard to create a pool.</li> Create a group to set up delegations. For example, create a group that is named DelegatedOCSSetup either as a global group or universal group that has the security group type.</li> Create the following service accounts:  RTCService</li> RTCComponentService</li> RTCGuestAccessUser</li></ul> </li> Start the &quot;Delegate Setup and Administration&quot; wizard, run Delegate Setup Tasks, and then enter all the required data as in the following example:  Select Trustee Domain: Fabrikam.local</li> Name of existing group: DelegatedOCSSetup</li> Location of Computer Objects for Deployment: CN=Computers,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Local</li> Service Account: RTCService and RTCComponentService</li></ul> </li> After you finish the wizard, the DelegatedOCSSetup group should be a member of the following groups:  RTCUniversalGlobalReadOnlyGroup</li> <li>RTCUniversalGlobalWriteGroup</li></ul> </li> <li>Make the DelegatedOCSSetup group a member of the RtcUniversalServerAdmin group.</li> <li>Create a user who is named NonDomainAdmin.</li> <li>Make the user a member of the DelegatedOCSSetup group.</li></ol> </li> <li>On the Windows Server 2003 SP1-based member server that is running Communications Server 2007, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Make sure that Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed.</li> <li>Log on as the NonDomainAdmin user, and then make sure that the NonDomainAdmin user is a member of the local administrators group.</li> <li>At the command prompt, run the whoami.exe /all command to verify that the user has the appropriate permissions.</li> <li>In the Communications Server 2007 installation folder or on the Communications Server 2007 CD, run Setup.exe to start the deployment tool.</li> <li>Run the &quot;Add Server to Pool&quot; wizard.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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For more information about how to set up delegation for Communications Server 2007, see the Communications Server 2007 Active Directory Guide. To download the Communications Server 2007 Active Directory Guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=384793a6-d315-4217-b034-6d189ef6df13

For more information about how to deploy and operate Communications Server 2007, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676082.aspx

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