When I register the COM Components in COM+ Applications on Windows 2000 Server, I am getting the following error

Catalog Error :
An error occurred while processing the last operation.
Error Code 8000401A - The server process could not be started because the configured identity is incorrect. Check the username and password.

And when I try to call the Object from ASP page. I am getting the following error

Server object, ASP 0177 (0x800401F3)
Invalid ProgID. For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Online Support site located at: http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

While creating the new application in COM+ Applications, on the Identity tab, I have selected "Interactive User ".

How can I get rid of this error and still maintain the "Interactive User " option instead of the "This User" option.

IMO, you shouldn't use the Interactive User. Period.

Using Interactive User is asking for troubles as it requires a current login. Suppose you leave your server logged in, but somebody else walks by and thinks: "Hey, an unprotected server. Let's log out to protect it from unauthorized access."
From that moment, your application will break as there is no interactive user anymore.

What is your COM component doing? Is it accessing a database? Does the "Interactive User" have the rights to do the things from the COM method (access databases, write to files, read registry, etc)?

IMO, you're best of creating a specific user, like PackageUser. Don't give this user any rights, except for the things the COM+ component does (again, things like access a database, read file, etc).
This way, you've created a pretty secure solution that is easy to maintain and deploy.

HtH,

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
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