SQL 2005 Enterprise June CTP Installation Error

Tried to install several times (on Win2003 Ent. SP1) but I always get the following error:

Failure adding user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser (1388)

The user varies (sometimes NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM) and so does the local group (sometimes SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser).

Any tips

Regards
Roger


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SQL 2005 Enterprise June CTP Installation Error

  • rff1

    Here's a thought...

    are we by any chance all trying to install it on a domain controller

  • uzivatelZPrahy

    I get the same error only I was using Standard Edition. I looked on the EE page and it lists Windows Server 2003 sp1 as a supported OS. This is strange and hard to find any info about.

    I'm going to try to install .NET Framework 2 serperately and then uninstall and then try the SQL Server install again. It's the only thing I haven't tried yet.

  • Jeff McCashland

    Windows 2003 enterprise server with sp1 ,clean install,AD,IISTongue Tied.The log is same as cerebrate's.



  • newuser44

    me too:
    1.Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP -- Error 29635. The setup has encountered an unexpected error while Installing Local Groups. The error is :The system cannot find the file specified.
    2.Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP -- Error 29533. SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM to local group SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser.
    3.Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services CTP -- Error 29533. SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005DTSUser.
    and so on...


  • mohsin649

    In my case, yes, it's a DC.


  • SteveBender

    Aha!

    The June CTP has dropped Server 2003 Standard Edition from the allowable OS listSad for SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. Standard still installs on standard though.
    Certainly the install prerequisites should have picked that up! Odd way of failing too..

  • Monica Boris

    I, also, except the message I get is consistently this:

    Failure adding user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser (1388)

    when I try to install "SQL Server Database Services". The setup log contains this around the error:

    ...
    <Func Name='LaunchFunction'>
    Function=Do_sqlGroupMember
    <Func Name='GetCAContext'>
    <EndFunc Name='GetCAContext' Return='T' GetLastError='0'>
    Doing Action: Do_sqlGroupMember
    PerfTime Start: Do_sqlGroupMember : Fri Jun 10 17:29:20 2005
    <Func Name='Do_sqlGroupMember'>
    Failure adding user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser (1388)
    Warning: VerQueryValue failed to get OriginalFileName for
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\Bin\{EB76B218-8FC5-41DF-9F1F-7FF3E0448383}sqlca.dll
     with error
    Info 1813.1813


            Error Code: 0x8007735d (29533)
    Windows Error Text:   Source File Name: sqlca\sqlsecurityca.cpp
    Compiler Timestamp: Tue May 10 13:16:59 2005
         Function Name: Do_sqlGroupMember
    Source Line Number: 1077

     

    ---- Context -----------------------------------------------


    Setting status of unmanaged components and removing unmanaged resources
    Failed to set installer component state
    Component: VssAccessControl.C2AFB71B_502D_4615_867A_F707CAC27E43
    1: 2709 2: VssAccessControl.C2AFB71B_502D_4615_867A_F707CAC27E43

     

    Error Code: 29533
    MSI (s) (FC!AC) [17:41:31:812]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP -- Error 29533. SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser.

    Error 29533. SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser.
    <EndFunc Name='LaunchFunction' Return='29533' GetLastError='0'>
    ...

    Any ideas, anyone

    Regards,
    Alistair



  • BergSt

    I've tried it again with Standard, same errors.

  • Aegis21

    Perhaps there is some common thread between our installs

    I specified the use of a built-in account to start the services, rather than a domain account.  Is there a way to manually add NETWORK SERVICES to this group


  • Jazzyv

    I received this very similar type error and found myself here with others with the same problem looking for a solution.
    SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser.


  • CF2006

    Same deal here too. Different groups appear for different services, but my problem is essentially the same as everyone elses.
  • SRP_Lan_Group

    Tablet, I don't "think" it's a Framework issue just because the error message is about the system username Network Service and a particular usergroup it tries to set.
    When setup breaks at that point, I go into my AD and see 4-5 new groups that it has added (removed when it does a rollback).
    I tried to add the Network Service to the group manually but was unable to (don't remember the error).
    I accidentally got the WorkGroup version first and when that failed, I thought it may have been because it was the WorkGroup Edition that may not have worked in a domain setup.
    I wanted Standard, but didn't see it available at that point, so got the EE and that failed with a different group I think which made me think it wasn't a domain issue with the WorkGroup Edition.
    I finally got the Standard a couple days ago and tried that and that failed with the same message.

    I made a post in MSDN's ProductFeedback.

  • viker

    I have tried to install SQLDEV ,But got the same error mesage.Sad

  • neithzan

    I also get this error:

    Product         : Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP
    Product Version : 9.00.1187.07
    Install         : Failed
    Log File        : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0008_DHSWSERVER1_SQL.log
    Last Action     : InstallFinalize
    Error String    : SQL Server Setup was unable add user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE to local group SQLServer2005MSSQLServerADHelperUser.
    Error Number    : 29533

    Hopefully someone will have some ideas on the fix

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