ADFS 3.0 Cannot start service MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID
This week I had a problem installing Windows ADFS 3.0, on a Server 2012 R2 server.
This server was also a Domain controller. Unfortunately there was no possibility to install ADFS on an other server.
During the installation I received this error, over and over again;
Error:
Cannot start service MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID on computer ‘.’.
Clicking on ‘Show more’ reveals no understandable error .
Go into the services, and look for the Windows Internal Database.
Tried starting the service manual
Then I received an error which showed the real problem.
I tried several settings for giving ‘logon as a service’ rights to several account, but nothing worked.
To work around the issue, use one of the following methods:
Solution 1:
Assign the Log on as a service user right to NT SERVICE\ALL SERVICES in the GPO that defines the user right.
Exclude the computer from the GPO that defines the user right.
Solution 2:
This flow did the trick for me, and can be used as a work around :
- Reboot the server
- Open the services (services.msc)
- Scroll down until you see services named Windows …
- Start the Post deployment process all over, in the Server manager dashboard.
- Switch over to services
- Continue hitting F5 until the Windows Internal Database service shows up.
- Double click the Windows Internal Database service
- Go to the Log On tab
- Select local system account
- Start the service
- Wait until the ADFS installation is finished.
More info about this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2832204
It is not recommended to install the ADFS service role on a domain controller. The preferred method is to install this on a different server. Only install this service role on a domain controller, if you realy sure you don’t have another server available. This is stated on this Microsoft Technet page :
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778681(WS.10).aspx
