Configuring DCOM permissions

Users might not have sufficient DCOM permissions on the server.

To enable the required DCOM permissions:

  1. Verify that the appropriate group of Meridian users is a member of 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.

Related concepts

About Meridian support for Microsoft Active Directory

Understanding Active Directory security problems

Understanding DCOM problems

Using Meridian with nested groups

Using Meridian with multiple domains

Related tasks

Granting domain privileges with a service account

Granting domain privileges to the Meridian server

Enabling DCOM

Granting membership query access

Configuring computer name resolution

Running BlueCielo License Server on a different computer

Synchronizing user groups with Active Directory