This section contains Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) error information. The following table includes some common errors you might encounter during MPS operations and how you might resolve them.

Table: MPS Operational Errors

Operations in which errors might occur Error code Error message Error description Resolution

Provisioning a Web site with Microsoft FrontPage on a Web server that does not also have the FrontPage Provider Client installed.

0x80040154

Class Not Registered

One or more of the dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) required for FrontPage provisioning have not been installed and/or registered on the Web server.

Run the MPS Deployment Tool and add the Web server to the FrontPage Client Role, then start the deployment.

Provisioning a Web site with FrontPage on a Web server that does not also have the FrontPage Provider Client installed.

0x80040154

Interface Not Registered

The COM application required for FrontPage provisioning has not been installed and/or configured on the Web server.

Run the MPS Deployment Tool and add the Web server to the FrontPage Client Role, then start the deployment.

Provisioning a Web site with FrontPage on a Web server that does not also have the FrontPage Provider Client installed.

0X80004005

Access Denied

The calling user account (MPSProvAcct-xxxxxx by default) is not member of the MPSFrontPageAccounts group; or the MPSFrontPageAccounts group is not a member of the Local Administrators group on the Web server.

Ensure that the Calling User is a member of the MPSFrontPageAccounts group and that the group exists in the domain and is a member of the Local Administrators group on the Web server.

Provisioning DNS services with the DNS Provider Client not installed on the computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and DNS.

Variable

The required element <eleName> is missing

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Ensure that all DNS Provider components are installed.

DNS Provider components are installed but one or both are empty.

Variable

The required element <eleName> must not be empty

-

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Exception thrown by the underlying DNS Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) subsystem for any provider method.

Variable

Error calling <methodName> method for zone <zone name>; <error message>

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-

Invalid data or ambiguous information passed in a DNS Provider method, making it impossible to locate a record.

Variable

  • Unable to locate object
  • Unable to get unique object
  • Couldn't get object

-

Ensure property value assignments for zone- and resource record-based methods are correct. See DNS Provider API documentation in Microsoft Provisioning System SDK for details.

Faulty communication with WMI and DNS on the DNS server.

Variable

Error calling ManagementObject with <query stmt>; <error>

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-

If you are using tracing on the target DNS server and you have misconfigured the registry.

Variable

Error reading trace information from the registry; <error>

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