| Event Id | 199 |
| Source | Active Directory Rights Management Services |
| Description | The Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) installation could not find the AD RMS Web files. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft: Cause : This event is logged when the Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) installation could not find the AD RMS Web files. Resolution : Change permissions on IIS home directory AD RMS uses an Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual directory, named _wmcs, to host all AD RMS Web services. The installing user account must have acess to read and write to the IIS home directory to create the AD RMS virtual directory. If the AD RMS administrator account (the user account installing AD RMS) does not have access to create the AD RMS virtual directory, the installation will fail. You should grant Read and Write permissions on the IIS home directory to the AD RMS administrator account and install AD RMS again. To perform these procedures, you must be a member of the localAdministrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Change the permissions on the Internet Information Services (IIS) home directory To change the permissions on the Internet Information Services (IIS) home directory: 1.Log on to the server on which you are installing AD RMS. 2.ClickStart, and then clickComputer. 3.Navigate to the IIS home directory. By default, the path to this directory is %systemdrive%:\inetpub\wwwroot, where %systemdrive% is the partition on which Windows is installed. 4.Right-clickwwwroot, and then clickProperties. 5.Click theSecurity tab, clickEdit, and then clickAdd. 6.In theSelect Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, type the AD RMS administrator account, and then clickOK. 7.Select theModify check box, and then clickOK. 8.Click OK to close thewwwroot properties sheet. 9.At a command prompt on the AD RMS server, typeiisreset. Install the AD RMS role by using Server Manager To install the AD RMS role by using Server Manager: 1.ClickStart, point toAdministrative Tools, and then clickServer Manager. 2.In the>Roles Summary section, clickAdd Roles, and then clickNext. 3.Select the Active Directory Rights Management Services check box, and then clickNext. 4.Complete the appropriate information in the AD RMS role wizard setup. 5.Click Install. 6.When the installation is complete, clickClose. Verify : To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the local AD RMS Enterprise Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To verify that the AD RMS cluster installation is working properly: 1.Log on to a server in the AD RMS cluster. 2.ClickStart, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Rights Management Services. 3.Verify that the AD RMS cluster was added successfully by expanding the AD RMS cluster name. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 199 from Source Active Directory Rights Management Services |
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