Service 'MSExchangeADTopology' failed to reach status 'Running' while installing Hub transport role of exchnage server 2010 sp1 on Window Server 2008 r2

Question

Hi
Getting this error while installing hub transport role of exchange server 2010 sp1 on window server 2008 R2.
Hub Transport Role
Failed
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
          if ($exsSid -eq $null -or $exsSid -eq "")
          $exsSid = get-ExchangeServerGroupSID -DomainController $RoleDomainController
          start-setupservice -ServiceName MSExchangeADTopology -ServiceParameters $exsSid,$RoleDomainController
        " was run: "Service 'MSExchangeADTopology' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server.".
Service 'MSExchangeADTopology' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.1.218.11&e=ms.exch.err.Ex88D115&l=0&cl=cp
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Sandeep Gupta

Answer 1

Hi,
It might be a permission issue.
1 :
Add Manage auditing and security log Properties
Administative Tools > Local Security Policy > Local Policies > User Rights
Assignment > Manage auditing and security
Add
Exchance Servers.
2. Check Exchange Trusted Subsystem
1)Open Active Directory Users and Computers
2)Under domain name (For example contoso.com),navigate to the Builtin Container,on
the right hand side select the Administrator group,goto the properties
3)Click members tab and add Exchange Trusted Subsystem
4)Click ok twice
5)Reboot the Exchange server
6)Rerun the Exchange setup
Best Regards!