Binh Ly <b...@castle.net> wrote in message news:397f9515_2@dnews...
> Try this: Copy the client app to the server machine and then run it there.
> What happens?
> The technical explanation for your error is that your COM server is
somehow
> being launched as a user that is not the user account that you specified
as
> the server's Identity.
> have fun
> --
> Binh Ly
> http://www.techvanguards.com
> "Sharon Phelps" <sphe...@simulationdynamics.com> wrote in message
> news:397ee28b_1@dnews...
> > Hi. Thanks for your reply.
> > I have already used DCOMCNFG more times than I can count. I created a
user
> > account just for my server and gave it Logon as Batch job rights and put
> it
> > in the administrators group. When I ran the client with this setup an
> entry
> > appears in the Event Viewer security log indicating that the logon of
this
> > account succeeded.
> > I tried setting identity to interactive user, as you suggested, but got
> the
> > same results, "The server {GUID}did not register with DCOM within the
> > required timeout". I also get a Dr. Watson message, Exception 0xc0000025
> and
> > an address which is in dll\ntdll.dbg if that sheds any light (it didn't
> for
> > me).
> > I thought I had gotten DCOMCNFG settings and NT User settings right
now -
> > (not said with a huge amount of confidence). Does this problem seem to
> > indicate I still have security set up problems?
> > By the way, I visited your website after reading praise for it in some
of
> > the other messages posted. I think I'll be spending a lot of time there!
> > Thanks, Sharon
> > Binh Ly <b...@castle.net> wrote in message news:397e5c1f$1_2@dnews...
> > > Did you use DCOMCNFG to configure your server? If not, use DCOMCNFG.
> While
> > > in DCOMCNFG add the correct Access and Launch Permissions. Also set
the
> > > Identity to either Interactive User (useful for debugging) or This
User.
> > > have fun.
> > > --
> > > Binh Ly
> > > http://www.techvanguards.com
> > > "Sharon Phelps" <sphe...@simulationdynamics.com> wrote in message
> > > news:397e25d3$1_1@dnews...
> > > > Hi. I'm new to Com and DCom development, so hopefully this is a
> simple
> > > > problem. I've written a server which I've registered on local and
> > remote
> > > > computers, and a client with a local button and a remote button. The
> > local
> > > > object works fine. I cannot get the remote server to execute. It's
> > been
> > > a
> > > > bit like peeling an onion, figuring out NT user rights, etc. as I
go.
> > The
> > > > current obstacle is this:
> > > > I click the remote button on the client form then wait for about
three
> > > > minutes before receiving a "Server Execution Failed" message. I've
> seen
> > > > these before, but not with the long wait. The Event Viewer Security
> Log
> > > on
> > > > the server computer shows that the account I've assigned the server
to
> > run
> > > > under successfully logged on, then immediately logged off. The
> > > Application
> > > > Log has an error entry which says "The server {GUID}did not register
> > with
> > > > DCOM within the required timeout".
> > > > It is my understanding that the server should be registered
> > automatically
> > > in
> > > > the Application.Initialize procedure. And it has apparently done
this
> > in
> > > > previous runs since the appropriate entry is in the Registry under
> > CLSID.
> > > > Any idea what the problem is?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Sharon
