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ALE service is unable to start during installation

During installation of NetWrix Account Lockout Examiner on Windows 2003, a "Service 'NetWrix Account Lockout Examiner' (ALService) failed to start" message is received that the service cannot be started due to insufficient permissions. The account in use is a domain admin.

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Cause​

NetWrix Account Lockout Examiner uses .NET Framework and requires .NET 3.5 SP1.
The message appears if only NET 3.5 is installed.

Resolution​

  1. Make sure that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is installed.
  2. If it is installed, reinstall it or upgrade to .NET 4.

Also:

  1. Verify that the account specified during installation is a local admin.
  2. Check that there are no restrictive policies for this account to run services.
  3. Try entering another local admin or domain admin account during the installation.