Running without impersonation means you're running with the SYSTEM account. This has no network access rights, and results in presenting some variations of Anonymous or the machine account to other systems depending on the AD or trust configuration. Phil
________________________________________ From: Scott Sharpe [ssha...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:17 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installation credentials on install I have an msi that is executing a sql script The sql script is executing a query with a 4 part name I have two identically configured machines with linked servers to a third machine Sql script executes successfully on machine 1 with logged on user as the credential Sql script fails on machine 2 with NTAUTHORITY\Anonymous as the credential What controls the credential at install time? The CAs that execute the sql have impersonate='no' Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users