Checklist for DCOM between NT Workstation and NT Server

[skeamy]

I am involved in evaluating converting a small system to use DCOM and MTS. Ive read the Introduction to COM book (good book) and have managed to understand most of it. I have had DCOM working on two NT workstations when they've both been logged on with the same UserID and I am now looking to get closer to the 'real' world situation of my workstation talking to an NT Server. I get the really helpful message of 'Access Denied' when I try to create an instance on the server via OLEVIEW. I know its probably due to NT Permissions and the like but I wondered if someone could compose a checklist to help me get to the root of the problem. I read a document on the web telling you how to configure DCOM but that spent more time concentrating on setting up DCOM95 than NT and I wasn't sure what to make of it. It seems to suggest enabling the guest account on the server and copying some files about which I wouldn't have thought was necessary. <br>Any help gratefully received.<br><br>P.S. Both WS and server have NT4.0 with the latest service packs

 

[gleason]

Make sure you run DCOMCNFG.EXE on the server to give your COM object permission to run on the NT Server.&nbsp;&nbsp;The default security settings on the NT server are for Administrator only....<br><br>Hope that helps!<br> <p>Pat Gleason<br><a href=mailto:gleason@megsinet.net>gleason@megsinet.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>