InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comSat, 18 May 2013 14:33:29 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1420784-2799-1.aspxI missed a step in the setup. I was under the impression that associating the account with the computer was the same as "installing" it.I just needed to install the accounts like this:[b]Install-ADServiceAccount <accountname>[/b]Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:38:59 GMTpolishpaulhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1420784-2799-1.aspxHello, I'm having trouble with installing SQL using Managed Service Accounts while using a configuration file for the installation.The following error occurred:[b]Managed Service Account 'MyDomain\userSQLAgent' provided for 'SQLSERVERAGENT' is either not valid, not linked to this machine or cannot be used for this setup scenario.[/b]This is a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise server running on VMWare on a domain. Using SQL Server 2012 Enterprise.I created the service accounts on AD using Powershell and confirmed that they exist in the OU. I also linked these MSA's with their respective servers and verified this as well. I made sure to install KB 2494158 per MS documentation. I verified that i can assign these accounts to services on the server.I ran the PowerShell commands from my workstation. Is it necessary to run the Add-ADComputerServiceAccount on the actual server? It doesn't seem to be necessary as when I query the account it shows the server its assigned to. Any ideas? I could not find any answers on the forums.This is the line in the config file for one of the accounts:AGTSVCACCOUNT="MyDomain\UserSQLAgent"Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:50:24 GMTpolishpaul