Details

Product:

WindowsOperatingSystem

EventID:

10021

Source:

DCOM

Version:

5.2

SymbolicName: EVENT_COM_INVALID_SERVER_ACTIVATION_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR
Message:

ThelaunchandactivationsecuritydescriptorfortheCOMServer
applicationwithCLSID{}isinvalid.ItcontainsAccessControlEntries
withpermissionsthatareinvalid.Therequestedactionwastherefore
notperformed.Thissecuritypermissioncanbecorrectedusingthe
ComponentServicesadministrativetool.

Explanation
Aprogram,theClsiddisplayedinthemessage,triedtostarttheDCOMserverbyusing
theDCOMinfrastructure.HoweverthepermissionassociatedwiththeDCOMServerwas
notcorrectlysetup.

UserAction
VerifythattheuserhastheappropriatepermissionstostarttheDCOMserver.
Toassignpermissions
1. UsingRegedit,navigatetothefollowingregistryvalue
HKCR\Clsid\clsidvalue\localserver32
Theclsidvalueistheinformationdisplayedinthemessage.
2. Intherightpane,doubleclickDefault.TheEditStringdialogboxisdisplayed.
Leavethisdialogboxopen.
3. ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
4. DoubleclickAdministrativeTools,andthendoubleclickComponentServices.
5. IntheComponentServicessnapin,expandComputers,expandMyComputer,
anddoubleclickDCOMConfig.
6. Intherightpane,locatetheprogrambyusingitsfriendlyname.
7. Rightclicktheprogramname,andthenselectProperties.
8. OntheSecuritytab,intheLaunchandActivationPermissionsgroupbox,
selectCustomize,andthenclickEdit.
Addtheusertothepermissionslist,andgivetheusertheappropriatepermissions.
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