User or group does not exists.

Hi,

I am running an unattented installation of SQL on a server. I run it with the following configuration:

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;SQLSERVER2008 Configuration File

[SQLSERVER2008]

;************************* CORE ARGUMENTS *************************

; Specify the Instance ID for the SQL Server features you have specified. SQL Server directory structure, registry structure, and service names will reflect the instance ID of the SQL Server instance.

INSTANCEID="MSSQLSERVER"

; Specifies a Setup work flow, like INSTALL, UNINSTALL, or UPGRADE. This is a required parameter.

ACTION="Install"

; Specifies features to install, uninstall, or upgrade. The list of top-level features include SQL, AS, RS, IS, and Tools. The SQL feature will install the database engine, replication, and full-text. The Tools feature will install Management Tools, Books online, Business Intelligence Development Studio, and other shared components.

FEATURES=SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,FULLTEXT,AS,RS,CONN,IS,BC,SDK,SSMS,ADV_SSMS,SNAC_SDK

; Setup will not display any user interface. ***

QUIET="True"

; Needed argument for silent installation

IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS="True"

;*************************** OPTIONAL *****************************

; Displays the command line parameters usage

HELP="False"

; Specifies that the detailed Setup log should be piped to the console. ***

INDICATEPROGRESS="True"

; Setup will display progress only without any user interaction.

QUIETSIMPLE="False"

; Specifies that Setup should install into WOW64. This command line argument is not supported on an IA64 or a 32-bit system.

X86="False"

; Use this parameter to install the English version of SQL Server on a localized operating system when the installation media includes language packs for both English and the language corresponding to the operating system.

ENU="True"

; Specify if errors can be reported to Microsoft to improve future SQL Server releases. Specify 1 or True to enable and 0 or False to disable this feature.

ERRORREPORTING="False"

; Specify that SQL Server feature usage data can be collected and sent to Microsoft. Specify 1 or True to enable and 0 or False to disable this feature.

SQMREPORTING="False"

; Specify a default or named instance. MSSQLSERVER is the default instance for non-Express editions and SQLExpress for Express editions. This parameter is required when installing the SQL Server Database Engine (SQL), Analysis Services (AS), or Reporting Services (RS).

INSTANCENAME="MSSQLSERVER"

; Agent account name

AGTSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"

; Auto-start service after installation. ***

AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; Startup type for Integration Services.

ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; Account for Integration Services: Domain\User or system account.

ISSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService"

; The name of the account that the Analysis Services service runs under.

ASSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"

; Controls the service startup type setting after the service has been created.

ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; The collation to be used by Analysis Services.

ASCOLLATION="Latin1_General_CI_AS"

; The location for the Analysis Services data files.

ASDATADIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data"

; The location for the Analysis Services log files.

ASLOGDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log"

; The location for the Analysis Services backup files.

ASBACKUPDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup"

; The location for the Analysis Services temporary files.

ASTEMPDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp"

; The location for the Analysis Services configuration files.

ASCONFIGDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config"

; Specifies whether or not the MSOLAP provider is allowed to run in process.

ASPROVIDERMSOLAP="1"

; Specifies the list of administrator accounts that need to be provisioned.

ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS=”CRB\dsstest”

; Startup type for the SQL Server service.

SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; Specifies a Windows collation or an SQL collation to use for the Database Engine.

SQLCOLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"

; Account for SQL Server service: Domain\User or system account.

SQLSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"

; Windows account(s) to provision as SQL Server system administrators.

SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=”CRB\dsstest”

; Level to enable FILESTREAM feature at (0, 1, 2 or 3).

FILESTREAMLEVEL="0"

; Set to "1" to enable RANU for SQL Server Express.

ENABLERANU="False"

; Specify 0 to disable or 1 to enable the TCP/IP protocol.

TCPENABLED="1"

; Specify 0 to disable or 1 to enable the Named Pipes protocol.

NPENABLED="0"

; Startup type for Browser Service.

BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; Specifies which account the report server NT service should execute under. When omitted or when the value is empty string, the default built-in account for the current operating system.

; The username part of RSSVCACCOUNT is a maximum of 20 characters long and

; The domain part of RSSVCACCOUNT is a maximum of 254 characters long.

RSSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"

; Specifies how the startup mode of the report server NT service. When

; Manual - Service startup is manual mode (default).

; Automatic - Service startup is automatic mode.

; Disabled - Service is disabled

RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"

; Specifies which mode report server is installed in.

; Default value: “FilesOnly”

RSINSTALLMODE="DefaultNativeMode"

; Full-Text filter launcher service account

FTSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE"

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I run the installation with the user crb\dsstest, but i get the following error:

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: Hosting object: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.AnalysisServices.ASConfigurationPublic failed validation

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: Validation for setting 'ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS' failed. Error message: ”CRB\dsstest” - User or group does not exists.

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: Error: Action "Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.ValidateFeatureSettingsAction" threw an exception during execution.

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionExecutionException: ”CRB\dsstest” - User or group does not exists. ---> Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingValidationException: ”CRB\dsstest” - User or group does not exists. ---> System.ApplicationException: ”CRB\dsstest” - User or group does not exists.

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingService.LogAllValidationErrorsAndThrowFirstOne(ValidationState vs)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.ValidateFeatureSettingsAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionHelper(TextWriter statusStream, ISequencedAction actionToRun)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionHelper(TextWriter statusStream, ISequencedAction actionToRun)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionWithRetryHelper(WorkflowObject metaDb, ActionKey action, ActionMetadata actionMetadata, TextWriter statusStream)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionEngine.RunActionQueue()

2011-12-28 12:58:47 Slp: Error: Action "Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.BootstrapExtension.ExecuteWorkflowAction" threw an exception during execution.