To minimize impact on IIS throughput, Accelerator for SPS
2001 uses a background process to perform all interactions with SharePoint’s
Web Storage System (WSS). This background process is implemented as COM+
package. The installer attempts to automatically create a special user account
which it then uses to configure the COM+ package Identity. However, in some
situations the installer may not be able to successfully create this user
account. For example, if the installer-generated password does not meet
special constraints imposed by a localized or custom password filter then the
installer’s automatic account generation logic will fail. In such cases, the
installer will pop up a message box with the text:
The Installer was unsuccessful in creating a user
account to be used by the Accelerator COM+ background process: <error
message and status code>
You may choose to complete the installation without
configuring an account for the COM+ background process to use. If so, you
must manually create or select an appropriate user account for the
background process and configure the Metolius Accelerator COM+ package to
use it after the install completes. See Readme.rtf in the Accelerator
installation directory for details.
If you choose not to continue the installation, the
installer will abort and uninstall Accelerator.
Do you want to continue with the installation?
You can continue and complete the installation without the
creation of the user account – the installer will configure the COM+ package
to use the “interactive user” as its package identity. After the install
completes, you must then manually configure the COM+ package identity to use
an appropriate account or the background process may not be able to access Web
Storage System following a restart.
To configure the COM+ package identity, first create or
select a user account that is a member of the local adminstrators group. Then,
using the Component Services Administrator Interface
(Start->Programs->Administrative Tools->Component Services), drill down to the
Metolius Accelerator node under Component Services, Computers, My Computer,
COM+ Applications. Right click that node, select Properties, and use the
Identity tab to configure the user account to be used. You should then shut
down the Metolius Accelerator package by right clicking on the package node
and clicking Shut down. The package will restart automatically as required by
Accelerator.