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I've setup SP2010 Server Trial on my VM with the Farm configuration. I created a Domain service account - SQLAccount - as part of the preparation prior to setting up SP2010. The existing Search Service Application gives the crawl status error:

The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts 
the administration component. Verify that the administration component 
'cb15fbd2-902b-443a-a79a-e89a2971b576' in search application 'Search Service
Application' is in a good state and try again.

I've also ensured that SQLAccount is a farm admin.

When I try to create a new Search Service Application using SQLAccount, a new app pool Sharepoint Admin Web Service and Sharepint Query Web Service both using the SQLAccount service account, I receive the following error:

Errors were encountered during the configuration of the Search Service Application. 
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Windows NT user or group 'SERVER\Administrator' not 
found. Check the name again. at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError   
(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) at    
System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler,
SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject
stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds,
RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString) at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior,
RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async) at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior,
RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method, DbAsyncResult result) at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult result,
StringmethodName, 
Boolean sendToPipe) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Data.SqlSession.ExecuteNonQuery(SqlCommand command) at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Data.SqlServerManager.GrantLogin(String user) at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchDatabase.GrantAccess(String
username, String role) at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchDatabase.SynchronizeAccessRule
(SearchServiceApplication searchApp) at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceApplication.SynchronizeDatabase
() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceApplication.Provisio
() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchConfigWizard.b__22() at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminUtils.UpdateIgnoreSPUpdatedConcurrencyException(String description, SearchAdminUtilsUpdateDelegate updateDelegate, SearchAdminUtilsRefreshObjectDelegate refreshObjectDelegate) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchConfigWizard.CreateSearchApp() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchConfigWizard.ProvisionSearchServiceApplication() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchConfigurationJobDefinition.ExecuteTimerJob()
1/9/2011 10:25:24 PM

Can anyone guide me as to steps to resolve the above error?

Thanks much for your help.

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Have you checked things like Firewall settings, service application associations, do service app accounts have access to the dbs, is STS, state service etc. set up, have you tried re-creating the search service app with a different application pool? These are just some of the things that can catch you out. Also, in addition to the ULS logs, check your Windows event logs. Just a bunch of ideas to try. Good luck! – SPDoctor♦ May 29 '11 at 8:34
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closed as too localized by Stuart Pegg, Alex Angas Jul 29 '11 at 0:02

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