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Recently we upgraded Tridion for one of the customer from Tridion 2011 SP1 to SDL Web 8.1.1.

After we upgrade when you say upgrade we installed CMS on the new server

We noticed that the Tridion Content Manager under Component Services identity is configured to Domain MTS User for some reason even if we don't restart the tridion services the Tridion Content Manager under Component Services stopped and we get the following error.

Error

unable to get object: LicenseInfo Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {F470B218-7754-4943-92A5-D264627DD361} failed due to the following error: 8000401a The server process could not be started because the configured identity is incorrect. Check the username and password. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000401A).

To fix we go the component services -> Tridion Component Services -> Properties -> Identity -> re-enter the password and save . Start the Tridion Component Services it works.

let us know what could be the reason.

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  • You say it works after re-entering the password. Does it stop working afterwards and you have to repeat this step?
    – Nuno Linhares ♦
    Commented Aug 22, 2016 at 13:34
  • when we stop and start the Tridion Content Manager service host and Tridion Content Manager COM service does not get started , when we edit and change the password of MTSuser on COM+ it works.
    – Anand N S ♦
    Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 14:54
  • I am facing the same problem in our newly setup server both on DEV and QA environment , the COM service stops quite frequently some sometime twice or thrice in single day. The current work around is to reset the password again. I have raised SDL support ticket for this but still no positive response yet. If someone can find out the actual cause of this issue that will be great.
    – Indra
    Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 15:27
  • i never had this issue, i have done few upgrades before. I will update if I find solution.
    – Anand N S ♦
    Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 16:22
  • I am still investigating the issue. please let me know is there any options that I can explore.
    – Anand N S ♦
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 4:19

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I found and fixed the problem. In short, the domain policy setting was overwriting the Local Security Policy -> "Log on as a batch job"

In the Eventviewer I see the following message, with the same message that is send by the browser.

"Unable to get object: LicenseInfo Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {F470B218-7754-4943-92A5-D264627DD361} failed due to the following error: 8000401a The server process could not be started because the configured identity is incorrect. Check the username and password. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000401A).

Component: Tridion.ContentManager.CoreService Errorcode: 3 User: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

StackTrace Information Details: at Tridion.Licensing.LicenseInfo..ctor(String productName, LicenseLockType lockType, String licenseFileName) at Tridion.Licensing.LicenseManager.GetLicenseInfo(String productName, LicenseLockType lockType) at Tridion.Licensing.LicenseManager.GetLicenseInfo(String productName, LicenseLockType lockType) at Tridion.ContentManager.LicenseHelper.StartupLicenseCheck(Session session) at Tridion.ContentManager.Session..ctor(String userName, String impersonationUserName) at Tridion.ContentManager.CoreService.CoreServiceBase.Impersonate(String userName) at SyncInvokeImpersonate(Object , Object[] , Object[] ) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs) at Tridion.ContentManager.CoreService.CoreServiceInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet)"

Now since this issue is coming up regularly, but not at a exact time, I figured there has to some kind of external process that was messing the server configuration up. Then I read something that the message "Check the username and password" also occurs, when the service can not 'log on as a batch job'.

Right now, when I configure the correct password, I am able to spawn the process, shutdown, spawn again, repeat. As soon as the password is configured, the process is granted "log on as a batch job" rights automatically on the server. You can check this with secpol.msc (rsop.msc doens't work I found).

As soon as the group policy is been updated, these values get overwritten and the service can't start anymore, causing the 'password incorrect' error. You can forcibly test this by running "gpupdate /force". And there it goes: it doesn't work anymore!

I have now added a domain policy, adding the domain MTSUser to "log on as a batch job". This fixes the problem permanently.

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  • Domain policies can be the server admin's nightmare - I've had a few of my own, including IIS servers not being able to execute .asp pages (old days). Glad you found it!
    – Nuno Linhares ♦
    Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 11:49
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    Yes, I did the same included the domain MTSUser account in the local policy "Log on as a batch job" and observed for one day now I am not seeing the issue any more.
    – Indra
    Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 13:04

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