TFS application tier, error adding user

Question

I'm trying to add another user (from another domain...) to the administration console users and the procedure fails when trying to add the account to the master database.

The relevant part of the log is:

Starting Node: ADDSYSTEMDBACCOUNT

[Info @07:21:43.223] NodePath : ADDCOLLACCOUNT/ADDSYSTEMDBACCOUNT

[Info @07:21:43.223] Adding account to system databases ...

[Info @07:21:43.223] Adding account to master database ...

[Info @07:21:43.223] ModifyExecRole: Add:DEV\helis

[Error @07:21:43.363] Failed adding DEV\helis to master.

[Error @07:21:43.363] System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Cannot alter the role 'TFSEXECROLE', because it does not exist or you do not have permission. at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.TeamFoundationSqlResourceComponent.MapException(SqlException ex, QueryExecutionState queryState) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.TeamFoundationSqlResourceComponent.HandleException(Exception exception) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.TeamFoundationSqlResourceComponent.Execute(ExecuteType executeType, CommandBehavior behavior) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.TeamFoundationSqlSecurityComponent.ModifyExecRole(String accountName, String role, AccountsOperation operation) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Admin.ConfigureAddAccountToSystemDBs.AddToDatabase(ActivityContext context, SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder, String dbAccount) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Admin.ConfigureAddAccountToSystemDBs.Run(ActivityContext context) ClientConnectionId:44abd1a3-fc86-4bf5-ac58-f5ef9a7a1d08

[Info @07:21:43.363] Node returned: Error

[Error @07:21:43.363]

[Info @07:21:43.363] Completed AddAccountToSystemDBs: Error

[Info @07:21:43.363] -----------------------------------------------------

[Info @07:21:43.363] Execution results:

[Info @07:21:43.363] Overall result: Failure

[Info @07:21:43.363] Nodes completed: 2

[Info @07:21:43.363] Nodes succeeded: 1

[Info @07:21:43.363] Nodes skipped: 0

[Info @07:21:43.363] Nodes with errors: 1

[Info @07:21:43.363] Nodes with warnings: 0

[Info @07:21:43.363] Number of error messages: 2

[Info @07:21:43.363] Number of warning messages: 0

[Info @07:21:43.363] Number of info messages: 0

[Error @07:21:43.363] Activity failed.

[Info @07:21:43.363] Activity failed and there is no handling of the failure such as rollback

I'm using a user with administrator privileges on this server so I think it's a permission problem.

EDIT: The TFS is installed on a machine(DEV-LOCAL) that was not part of the domain(DEV). The machine is now part of the domain. I.E. when looking at the computer's properties it shows computer name as "DEV-LOCAL" and full computer name as "DEV-LOCAL.DEV.local". Domain name: "DEV.local"

Any idea?

Answer 1

To alter roles in SQL Server you need to have the sysadmin role.