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Andy_C's avatar
Andy_C
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2 months ago

Can't install collectors on Windows core DC's

  As it says on the tin. Error installing watchdog service. On separate customers core DC's, different networks,  different proxies, same error. Failed to install watchdog. Browser access to LM work...
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brett_brown
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26 days ago

We monitor DC's just fine without Domain Admin privliges. You just need to ensure you have given the service account all the required permissions, set the WMI permissions and set the service permissions. The script that comes with the collectors does a good job at granting most of the local permissions.

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    Andy_C
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    26 days ago

    The issue we've had several times to "all the required permissions" is customers don't want service accounts having any rights on DC's so we just use system and it manages itself.