This procedure configures MPF service account domain and local group membership.

Arguments

Input argument Description Required

<preferredDomainController>

The domain controller to use for Active Directory actions. Required input. For example,

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<preferredDomainController>AD01.Fabrikam.com</preferredDomainController>

Yes

Sample Code

Example XML Request

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<request xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">   
	 <data>   
	 </data>   
	 <procedure>   
		 <execute namespace="Deployment Automation" procedure="ConfigureMPFServiceAccounts" impersonate="1">   
			 <executeData>   
				 <preferredDomainController>ad01.fabrikam.com</preferredDomainController>   
			 </executeData>   
			 <after source="executeData" destination="data" />   
		 </execute>   
	 </procedure>   
</request>

Manual Procedures

The ConfigureMPFServiceAccounts procedure automatically performs the following manual steps:

Procedure 1: To add MPFServiceAccts to the local Administrators group

  1. Log on to an MPS Engine or Database server as a member of the Domain Administrators group.

  2. Click Start, click Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

  3. Expand Local Users and Groups, and then click Groups.

  4. Double-click the Administrators group.

  5. Click Add, type MPFServiceAccts, and then click Check Names. Verify that MPFServiceAccts is underlined, and then click OK.

  6. Click OK to close the Administrator Properties window.

  7. Repeat these steps on all MPS Engine and Database servers.

Procedure 2: To add the MPFServiceAccts group to the Windows-based Hosting Service Accounts group

  1. Log on to AD01 using an account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

  3. Expand fabrikam.com, and then select Users.

  4. In the right pane, locate and right-click the Windows-based Hosting Service Accounts group, and then select Properties.

  5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Members tab.

  6. Click Add, type MPFServiceAccts, and then click Check Names. Verify that MPFServiceAccts is underlined, and then click OK.

  7. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

  8. Restart all MPS Engine and MPS Database servers.