Configuring DCOM permissions

Users might not have sufficient DCOM permissions on the server.

Note    This very often occurs after installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on the Meridian application server. Among other changes in this service pack, Microsoft changed the defaults for which user groups are able to access DCOM objects on the server from a client computer. This change causes non-administrators to be unable to access the Meridian services (BlueCielo EDM Server service, BlueCielo License Server service, and any others).

To enable the required DCOM permissions:

1. Add the appropriate group of Meridian users to the Distributed COM Users group on the Meridian servers.
2. Open dcomcnfg.exe from a command (CMD) window on the server.
3. Expand Component Services, expand Computers, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
4. Click the COM Security tab.
5. In the Launch and Activation Permissions group, click Edit Limits.
6. Ensure that the Distributed COM Users group is allowed the Local Launch, Local Activation, and Remote Activation permissions and click OK.