How to configure DCOM to run the Merge Agent remotely

How to configure DCOM to run the Merge Agent remotely

To configure DCOM to run the Merge Agent remotely

Note  To run DCOM configuration, on Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 or Microsoft Windows® 2000, run Ecomcnfg.exe located at \Winnt\System32. On Microsoft Windows 98, run Dcomcnfg.exe located at \Windows\System.

1. On the Start menu, click Run, enter dcomcnfg, and then click OK.
   
   
2. On the Applications tab, select Microsoft SQL Server Replication Remote Merge Agent 8.0, and then click Properties.
   
   
3. On the Security tab, select Use custom launch permissions, and then click Edit.
   
   
4. In the Registry Value Permissions window, add the account used to run SQL Server Agent on the Distributor (for push subscriptions), or SQL Server Agent on the Subscriber (for pull subscriptions), and then click OK.
   
   
5. Click the Identity tab, select This user, and then enter the same user account used by SQL Server Agent on the Distributor (for push subscriptions), or SQL Server Agent on the Subscriber (for pull subscriptions).