Comments on: The credentials you provided during SQL Server 2008 install are invalid.

By: Angela Zou

Angela Zou — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:54:41 +0000

I’m having the same issue. I have installed Active Directory Domain Services, and logged in as the domain admin (webserver/administrator), but I’m still getting the not valid credential message. What went wrong?

By: KDS

KDS — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:23:52 +0000

I also had the same problem with the credentials. The problem was solved by rebooting the machine and running the setup again.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:50:34 +0000

I had the same problem even though the credential I provided for all services was valid. The user I was running the installer as was a local administrator. Fixed the problem by rebooting the server and restarting the installation.

By: texasprd

texasprd — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:28:45 +0000

I’m running XP pro on my home PC, so I have no domain (I assume my wireless-broadband ISP doesn’t count – anyway, I don’t have any domain options when I log in on my PC). “Log on as a service” shows as “not defined”. How can I “define” this option?

Also not sure what “Mike” was trying to convey – would that be to set SQL up under the admin account, or give the “service account” (which one?) admin privileges?

By: Jimi Sweden

Jimi Sweden — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:14:34 +0000

The accounts used for the services have to be allowed to run as a service, run rsop.mscand look at
“computer config > windows settings > security settings > local policies > user rights assignment” go to policy “log on as a service” and add the accounts/group here.
If you cannot edit the local policy it´s probably because your server is in a domain and this is set by a GPO and then you will have to edit it or add a new GPO to override this setting.

By: CLMommens

CLMommens — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:50:19 +0000

if you are building a cluster you are required to use domain accounts. i am trying to add a node to the cluster and am getting this error. SQL Agent is blank and greyed out, but is requiring a password. it fails b/c it doesnt know what account to use. Any ideas on how to fix?

By: waheed

waheed — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:14:50 +0000

thanks it works

By: irene

irene — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:01:21 +0000

How do you logon as domain admin? I only see an administrators group for my machine. What is a service account?

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:03:10 +0000

I just had the same error trying to install SQL 2008 R2, changed from domain account to local admin and it worked.
Thanks.

By: Michael Donoghue NBC Universal

Michael Donoghue NBC Universal — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:36:20 +0000

Also, one way to get arount this so that you dont have to start the process over is to just set the local administrator account to the service account and then change the service account after the install.

-Mike