SP1 Security Config Wizard fails from cmdlines.txt

From: Jim Watts (j.watts_at_news.postalias)
Date: 09/27/05


Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:08:42 +0100

Hi,

I'm trying to pre-configure the security on Windows Server 2003 SP1 systems
as they build, by running the Security Configuration Wizard from within
cmdlines.txt as recommended by the SCW documentation.

However, whenever i try it, it fails and shows the following error in
setuplog.txt:

    "The external program c:\windows\system32\scwcmd configure /p:IssScw.xml
returned exit code 2147942402."

I can see it's running, but have no idea what the error level means. The end
result is that the lockdown and firewall settings are not applied. If I try
to run this command manually once the server has finished building, it all
works fine and applies the complete set of restrictions etc.

Has anybody got this method of using SCWCMD to work, or can anybody find
definitions for the error messages?

Many thanks,

-- 
Jim Watts,
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton


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