I received the following error during a System Center Configuration Manager 2012 install.
I checked out the log using CMTrace.exe and discovered these errors:
- Cannot write CertBootStrap\SMS_SQL_SERVER\ registry key on server SQL.DOMAIN.com. The operating system reported error 4 Configuration Manager Setup 4/01/2012 1:18:55 AM 1376 (0x0560)
- ERROR: Failed to write certificate configuration to registry on server SQL.DOMAIN.com Configuration Manager Setup 4/01/2012 1:18:55 AM 1376 (0x0560)
- ERROR: Failed to create SQL Server [SQL.DOMAIN.com] certificate remotely. Configuration Manager Setup 4/01/2012 1:18:55 AM 1376 (0x0560)
To resolve this make sure the account you are installing with (logged in as when installing) has
- local administrative rights on the SQL server
- sysadmin role in SQL security
and
- this key does not already exist in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS .
After you ensure the following try re-running your SCCM 2012 setup.
NOTE: CMTrace.exe can be found here: [SCCM2012InstallMedia]\Tools\CMTrace.exe
