Final Cut Server not storing clip proxy in the database

FCS generates a clip proxy but doesn't store it in the database unless the user that installed FCS is logged into the server.
The error message I get is:
ERROR: EREQERROR
Encountered error using Compressor: <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
I checked that the UID stored in the configuration file for FCS matches the UID of the user that installed FCS per the following:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3282
Note that the clip proxy is stored in the db as long as the user that installed FCS is logged into the server.
I am running FCS on a Mini and have a cluster of three minis running the compression. I've confirmed that it doesn't matter which node in the cluster does the transcode.
Has anybody else experienced this problem ? Have a solution ?

Sorry about the delay.
Yes I can run compressions on the host using the GUI and the same cluster. I tried several different compressions and they worked without a hitch.
When I use FCS the compression also runs (I can find the transcoded clip file in the spool directory), and batch monitor says it was successful. The problem appears to be that FCS doesn't store it in the db unless I'm logged in to the host server.

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