PRB: Error Message: Could Not Bind to Windows Management on a Test Client (328217)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Application Center Test, Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q328217

SYMPTOMS

When you run a test script in Microsoft Application Center Test (ACT) after you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 2000 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may receive the following error message:
Connecting to the test clients...
Could not bind to Windows Management on a test client.
Test client '%ComputerName%' did not start. Error value: 0x80041003
Waiting for the test clients to start...
The test is no longer running.

CAUSE

The local account ACTUser is denied access to the root\CIMV2\Applications\MicrosoftACT namespace in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

RESOLUTION

Grant the local account ACTUser full control to the root\CimV2\Applications\MicrosoftACT namespace in WMI:
  1. Open the WMI Control Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
  2. Right-click WMI Control, and then click Properties. The WMI Control Properties dialog box opens.
  3. Click the Security tab, and then locate the root/CIMV2/Applications/MicrosoftACT namespace. Click Security.
  4. In the dialog box that appears, grant the local account ACTUser all permissions that are listed. Click Apply or OK to close all open dialog boxes.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Install ACT on a computer that is running any version of Windows 2000.
  2. Upgrade the computer to any edition of Windows Server 2003.
  3. Try to run a test script in ACT.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/24/2003
Keywords:kbfix kbprb KB328217
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