PSCOmPlus queries

[Jon Baldan]

Firstly, we have just installed MS Project Server 2003 over a Novell Network
- not a job for the faint-hearted. We have pretty much got it up and running
but need to find solutions to one problem and get some advice on another.

The problem - it involved PSCOMPLUS permissions being destroyed on a regular
basis. We have fiddled with the monster on the server and have had it running
successfully for almost 2 weeks then it decided to lose the login credentials
again. While most people would just say - Redo the parameters in PSCOMPLUS,
this for us is a bit of a challenge as we do not handle the support of the
server - this is performed by a 3rd party and we need to go through the
hassle of a support call to a helpdesk with limited knowledge. It also means
that somebody has to check the cube build each day. Has anybody been able to
successfully configure the server so that the login credentials are not lost.

The second quesion involved security permissions to be able to run
PSCOMPLUS. As mentioned previously, a 3rd party does the server support. We
are trying to set up a user who is not an administrator on the server, but
does have enough permissions to run the tool. Does anybody have an idea as to
the minimum security requirements for a user to be able to run this tool?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

John:

First the good news, neither of the application accounts needs to be a local
admin account. The permissions they need are well documented in the
installation guide. The OLAPadmin account does need to be a member of the
OLAP Administrators group.

The only other time I've heard of disappearing COM+ credentials, and the
only likely source of this, is through the application of security
policies. These records simply don't evaporate. They get wiped out by
something. You need to work this out with your infrastructure outsource.

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Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the books on Project Server"
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

For Project Server FAQs visit
http://www.projectserverexperts.com

For Project FAQs visit
http://www.mvps.org/project

 

[Jon Baldan]

Gary

Thanks for the reply, however, I still have the issue with the security
settings. The OLAPAdmin account is set up fine but the problem arises when
the person hits the button after putting in the correct login parameters. It
says something like that the person cannot register a COM+ component. I am
trying to find out what access a person needs to be able to register these
COM+ components.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

The same issue, the same answer. Talk to the folks who design and manage
security. Generally a local administrator can do this unless a domain
security policy forbids it.

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Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the books on Project Server"
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

For Project Server FAQs visit
http://www.projectserverexperts.com

For Project FAQs visit
http://www.mvps.org/project