{"id":16057,"date":"2014-03-21T09:52:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T09:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=16057"},"modified":"2014-03-21T09:52:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T09:52:40","slug":"scvmm-setup-says-the-domain-account-specified-for-the-service-account-could-not-be-verified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=16057","title":{"rendered":"SCVMM \u2013 Setup Says The Domain Account Specified For The Service Account Could Not Be Verified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The setup routine for SCVMM asks you to enter the domain name (domainusername) and password of a service account for the SCVMM service to log in with. If you get the below error then you have missed a step:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/image3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/image_thumb3.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add the service account to the local Administrators group of the VMM management server. The wizard should complete once that is done. 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