WSUS Post Installation Failed - Fatal Error: Server Execution Failed

Question

I'm trying to install WSUS Role on a Server 2012r2 machine, and receiving:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80080005): Server execution failed

I tried removing WSUS and the folder it crates, and reinstalling, same result.

Here's the log output:

2023-09-03 10:16:01  Postinstall started
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Detected role services: Api, UI, WidDatabase, Services
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Start: LoadSettingsFromXml
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Start: GetConfigValue with filename=UpdateServices-Services.xml item=ContentLocal
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Value is true
2023-09-03 10:16:01  End: GetConfigValue
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Start: GetConfigValue with filename=UpdateServices-Services.xml item=ContentDirectory
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Value is C:\WSUS
2023-09-03 10:16:01  End: GetConfigValue
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Content directory is C:\WSUS
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Database roleservice is not installed
2023-09-03 10:16:01  End: LoadSettingsFromXml
Post install is starting
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Start: Run
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1020
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Fetching WsusReportersSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:01  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1021
2023-09-03 10:16:07  Configuring content directory...
2023-09-03 10:16:07  Configuring groups...
2023-09-03 10:16:07  Starting group configuration for WSUS Administrators...
2023-09-03 10:16:07  Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Writing group to registry...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Finished group creation
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Starting group configuration for WSUS Reporters...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Writing group to registry...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Finished group creation
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Configuring permissions...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching content directory...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Value is C:\WSUS
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching group SIDs...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1020
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching WsusReportersSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1021
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Creating group principals...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Granting directory permissions...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Granting permissions on content directory...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Granting registry permissions...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Granting registry permissions...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Granting registry permissions...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Configuring shares...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Configuring network shares...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching content directory...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Value is C:\WSUS
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching WSUS admin SID...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1020
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Content directory is local, creating content shares...
2023-09-03 10:16:11  Creating share "UpdateServicesPackages" with path "C:\WSUS\UpdateServicesPackages" and description "A network share to be used by client systems for collecting all software packages (usually applications) published on this WSUS system."
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Deleting existing share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Creating share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Share successfully created
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Creating share "WsusContent" with path "C:\WSUS\WsusContent" and description "A network share to be used by Local Publishing to place published content on this WSUS system."
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Deleting existing share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Creating share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Share successfully created
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Creating share "WSUSTemp" with path "C:\Program Files\Update Services\LogFiles\WSUSTemp" and description "A network share used by Local Publishing from a Remote WSUS Console Instance."
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Deleting existing share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Creating share...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Share successfully created
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Finished creating content shares
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Stopping service WSUSService
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Stopping service W3SVC
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Configuring WID database...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Configuring the database...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Establishing DB connection...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Checking to see if database exists...
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Database exists
2023-09-03 10:16:12  Switching database to single user mode...
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Loading install type query...
2023-09-03 10:16:15  DECLARE @currentDBVersion       int
DECLARE @scriptMajorVersion     int = (9600)
DECLARE @scriptMinorVersion     int = (18694)
DECLARE @databaseMajorVersion   int
DECLARE @databaseMinorVersion   int
DECLARE @databaseBuildNumber    nvarchar(10)
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE name='SUSDB')
BEGIN
    SELECT 1
END
ELSE
BEGIN
    SET @currentDBVersion = (SELECT SchemaVersion FROM SUSDB.dbo.tbSchemaVersion WHERE ComponentName = 'CoreDB')
    SET @databaseBuildNumber = (SELECT BuildNumber FROM SUSDB.dbo.tbSchemaVersion WHERE ComponentName = 'CoreDB')
    DECLARE @delimiterPosition INT = CHARINDEX('.', @databaseBuildNumber)
    IF (@delimiterPosition = 0)
    BEGIN
        RAISERROR('Invalid schema version number', 16, 1) with nowait
        return
    END
    SET @databaseMajorVersion = SUBSTRING(@databaseBuildNumber, 1, @delimiterPosition - 1)
    SET @databaseMinorVersion = SUBSTRING(@databaseBuildNumber, (@delimiterPosition + 1), (10 - @delimiterPosition))
    IF @currentDBVersion < 926
    BEGIN
        SELECT 3
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
        IF (@scriptMajorVersion > @databaseMajorVersion OR
           (@scriptMajorVersion = @databaseMajorVersion AND @scriptMinorVersion > @databaseMinorVersion))
        BEGIN
            SELECT 2
        END
        ELSE IF (@scriptMajorVersion = @databaseMajorVersion AND
                 @scriptMinorVersion = @databaseMinorVersion)
        BEGIN
            SELECT 0
        END
        ELSE
        BEGIN
            SELECT 4
        END
    END
END

2023-09-03 10:16:15  Install type is: Reinstall
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Creating logins...
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Fetching account info for S-1-5-20
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Found principal
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Found account
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Got binary SID
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Value is S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1020
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Fetching account info for S-1-5-21-3878998998-1977764492-1286656935-1020
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Found principal
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Found account
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Got binary SID
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Setting content location...
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Value is C:\WSUS
2023-09-03 10:16:15  Swtching DB to multi-user mode......
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Finished setting multi-user mode
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Writing DB settings to registry...
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Marking PostInstall done for UpdateServices-WidDatabase in the registry...
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Starting service W3SVC
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Configuring IIS...
2023-09-03 10:16:16  Start: ConfigureWebsite
2023-09-03 10:18:16  System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80080005): Server execution failed

   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.PopulateList()
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection..ctor(DirectoryEntry entry, String propertyName)
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_Item(String propertyName)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.UseCustomWebSite..ctor()
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.ConfigureWebsite(Int32 portNumber)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.Run()
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.Execute(String[] arguments)
Fatal Error: Server execution failed

Answer 1

Run through my guide on how to completely remove and reinstall WSUS

https://www.ajtek.ca/wsus/how-to-remove-wsus-completely-and-reinstall-it/

Follow it and if you still have problems, look specifically at the section

Troubleshooting Steps If You Still Have Problems