The directory permissions for Connect Computer cannot be installed

Applies To: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Problem   The directory permissions for the Connect Computer Wizard cannot be configured.

Features affected   The task to create the https://connect website was not completed during the installation of Windows SBS 2011 Standard. This task creates and configures the https://connect website, which allows users to join their client computers to Windows SBS 2011 Standard domain. The https://connect website guides the users in the process of joining their client computers to the Windows SBS 2011 Standard domain.

Resolution    Due to the number of complex product interactions and dependent tasks related to the failure in installing the directory permissions for Connect Computer Wizard, manual steps to recover from this failure cannot be provided at this time.

To recover from this error, perform the following steps:

  1. Restore the source domain from a backup, as described in the guide that applies to your source domain.

  2. After you restore the source domain, reinstall Windows SBS 2011 Standard as described in the guide that applies to your migration.

You can also contact Microsoft Product Support to receive support in isolating the source of the failure so that you can correct it before restarting the migration process.