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

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This article was previously published under Q328217

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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.

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Cause

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

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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.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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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.

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Keywords: KB328217, kbprb, kbfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 328217
Revision : 6
Created on : 2/23/2007
Published on : 2/23/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 311