Error Message: "Unspecified Error" appears in the automatic runner.

  • KM00890404
  • 06-May-2014
  • 06-May-2014

Summary

When attempts to launch a UFT test from ALM 11 the error "Unspecified Error" appears in the automatic runner.

Error

When attempts to launch a UFT test from ALM 11 the error "Unspecified Error" appears in the automatic runner.  This happens when UFT is open on the target machine and does not matter if it has a test loaded or not, and a limb attempts to start the test remotely. Happens only for remote execution

Cause

The DCOM user does not have enough permissions

Fix

Switch the user to “launching user
In order to change it, please follow these steps:
Go to Start -> Run
Type: dcomcnfg
Navigate through the following path:
Component Services -> MyComputer -> DCOM -> right click HP UFT -> properties -> identiy tab
Select the “launching user” option.
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