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Hi,
Sorry but i need help for the installation of the Gateway.
I have try to install the "On-Premises Data gateway" on my server, and i have allway the same issue, the setup failed with a logon failure (see the error message below).
Of course i'm local admin of the server and my account is
memeber of the Policy "Log on as a service"
My server is a Windows 2012 R1
Thanks for your help.
David
Error message :
System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot start service PBIEgwService on computer '.'. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The service did not start due to a logon failure
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.Start(String[] args)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.EgwInstallUtils.CustomActions.RestartService(Session session)
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