Reliability and Performance Monitor Data Collector Set : Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password

performance-monitoringwindows-vista

When I try to start a Data Collector Set in the Reliability and Performance Monitor in Windows Vista Business I receive the following error:

When attempting to start the Data
Collector Set the following system
error occured:

Logon failure: unknown user name or
bad password.

What could be causing this ?

Best Answer

On the "General" tab for the set properties there's a "Run as" buttonm that you can use to set what account it runs as. Try running as the local Administrator and confirm that works, then try using a less privileged account as appropriate.

JR