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Message 42296 - Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 23:20:42 UTC

Installing on a 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 machine, the installer stops with the error:

Failed to add user to the 'boinc_admins' group (Administrator).

Any ideas what the problem is?

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Message 42297 - Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 23:24:40 UTC - in response to Message 42296.  

Yes, you haven't read the release notes.

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes

BOINC 6 incompatible with Domain Controllers

The present range of BOINC 6 is incompatible with Domain Controllers, meaning that you cannot install it on your system if it is a DC. This is because the developers used the Local Account API's instead of the Global Account API's.

Install BOINC 5.10.45 instead, even though this doesn't support GPUs or multi-threading applications.


Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 is a domain controller.
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Message 42299 - Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 23:34:22 UTC - in response to Message 42297.  

Thanks for the quick reply. I have this running on 3 other machines with the exact same OS. None of them are configured as DCs.
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Message 42302 - Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 23:45:38 UTC - in response to Message 42299.  

By 'this' you mean BOINC 6?

But the error you get is a Windows error. You could manually add yourself to the boinc_admins group. Use net localgroup boinc_admins your_user_name /add (Enter) to do so. I think that requires a reboot.
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