PC NTMMTA: Err Msg: Can't Open Service Control Manager... (134376)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT 3.5
This article was previously published under Q134376 SYMPTOMS
If you select the Remote Server in Microsoft Mail Service Manager for the
Microsoft Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT(NT MMTA), it may cause the
following error:
Error: Can't open Service Control Manager. Check your access
privileges on the specified server.
CAUSE
The user does not have Administrator privilege on the server where External
or Dispatch is running.
RESOLUTION- Give the user administrative rights to the server or workstation where
the NT MMTA is running.
-or-
- Monitor the instance using the command line options.
Monitor [external/dispatch] <\\computer_name> <instance_name>
\\computer_name - Name of the Windows NT Server running the service
instance_name - Name of the instance that should be monitored
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.5 of Microsoft
Mail Multitasking MMTA for Windows NT. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Mail Service Manager tries to edit the remote server's Registry
to build a list of External or Dispatch services. To edit the registry the
user needs to have administrator rights so it fails.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/12/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB134376 |
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