The service account for 5.5 is the same as the domain account. Not best practice but it should not cause the problem your having. I would try changing the service account since your site only has two mail servers.
> > usually I answer them. ;) > > single domain, running in mixed mode > one ex55 server, one ex2k server > ex55's service account is the domain admin account; password verified >(yes, > I know. One thing at a time) > ex2K is standard and hit the 16G limit > > task: upgrade the ex2K machine to enterprise > > inserted the CD and ran setup, selecting reinstall. went through the > screens; it asked for a 55 server in the site, gave it that (verified >name > resolution with ping), says it needs to retrieve configuration >information > then asks to confirm the 55 service account. here's where it gets >screwy... > > the username is filled in as "tnnt\administrator", domain is blank and >both > are grayed out along with the browse button. only thing I can do is put >in > the password. Errors out immediately with "This account must be valid." > Found Q297921 and followed that. Still no go. > > Offhand I'd say that the information being retrieved is somehow not >getting > parsed out to separate the username from the domain so setup thinks the > information has been entered incorrectly. Can't find squat on MS' website > though other than the one article. > > >_________________________________________________________________ >List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
