SQL AGENT: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService password

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drummerj wrote:

Re: Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
30-Jan-07

On Jan 30, 2:53 pm, drumme...@gmail.com wrote

Never mind, after what I did, the service started OK, but the event
log still gives me two errors

Event ID: 443
The account that the MS DTC service is running under is invalid. This
can happen if the service account information has been changed using
the Services snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). MS DTC
service will continue to start. Please make sure that the MS DTC
service account information is updated using the Component Services
Explorer

(I tried accessing the "My Computer" object under Component Services.
But the icon is showing a red "down" arrow and I can't access the
MSDTC tabs under its properties dialog box

Event ID: 440
MS DTC Tracing infrastructure : the attempt to flush the existing
trace dataa failed. Internal Information : msdtc_trace : File: d:\n
\com\complus\dtc\dtc\trace\src\tracelib.cpp, Line: 1702, FlushTrace
Failed, hr=0x80070005

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:39 PM
drummerj wrote:

Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
I have accidentally changed a service (MSDTS)'s logon from its default
(NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService) to a domain user on a Domain
Controller. I then found out that MSDTS has to be running under
NetworkService. But when I try to set the "Log on as" back to Network
Service

1. I cannot find NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService at all because this is a
domain controller and the local users/groups are no longer available

2. Even if I can find it, I don't know what to enter for the password

Is there anyway to restore it back using NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService?
Would I have to demote the server first

Thank you in advance for you help and input

John Cheng

On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:53 PM
drummerj wrote:

Re: Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
On Jan 30, 2:39 pm, drumme...@gmail.com wrote
I found that I was able to manually type in "NT AUTHORIT
\NetworkService" for the log on and leave the passwords blank

Then I had to reset the log

msdtc -resetlo

After that, I was able to start the service again.

On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:59 PM
drummerj wrote:

Re: Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
On Jan 30, 2:53 pm, drumme...@gmail.com wrote

Never mind, after what I did, the service started OK, but the event
log still gives me two errors

Event ID: 443
The account that the MS DTC service is running under is invalid. This
can happen if the service account information has been changed using
the Services snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). MS DTC
service will continue to start. Please make sure that the MS DTC
service account information is updated using the Component Services
Explorer

(I tried accessing the "My Computer" object under Component Services.
But the icon is showing a red "down" arrow and I can't access the
MSDTC tabs under its properties dialog box

Event ID: 440
MS DTC Tracing infrastructure : the attempt to flush the existing
trace dataa failed. Internal Information : msdtc_trace : File: d:\n
\com\complus\dtc\dtc\trace\src\tracelib.cpp, Line: 1702, FlushTrace
Failed, hr=0x80070005

On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:06 PM
drummerj wrote:

Re: Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
OK, I have found a solution to what I just described. I simply re
installed MSDTC

msdtc -instal

And everything seems to be OK, now.

On Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:47 AM
George Valkov wrote:

Re: Finding NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService on a Domain Controller
Here is the common way to recover, if you mess with the logon account

; save this text to a file like
; repair-msdtc-logon-account.re
; and add it to the registr
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\MSDTC]
"ObjectName"="NT AUTHORITY\\NetworkService"



<drumme...@gmail.com> wrote:
changed a service (MSDTS)'s logon from its default
Network
a
available.
password.
AUTHORITY\NetworkService?


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