Question

We have the report server installed in the Domain Controller. In the report server, I removed all the roles assigned for BUILTIN\Users (except Browse), and left all the roles (including Content Manager) for BUILTIN\Administrators.

Now when I log in as the Domain Administrator, I cannot access the Security Settings page! I do not get the “Properties” tab in the Report Manager home page.

Since, the server I have installed the SSRS is our domain controller, it doesn’t have any BUILTIN groups. However, the Domain Administrator is in the Domain\Administrators group and I was under the impression that will act as the BUILTIN\Administrators group in this case. But I was wrong.

Now since we cannot login as BUILTIN\Administrator, nobody has full access to the Report Manager.

I tried entering entries for ReportServer database PolicyUserRole table, so that I can assign content manager role to the BUILTIN\Users group. Although I added the entries successfully, the Report Manager still shows nothing when I login as a user to the website!

I need to do one of two things, Either

1. some how login as BUILTIN\Administrator to the Report Manager. – But cannot do this coz the Domain Controller doesn’t have this group. Domain\Administrators group doesn’t seem to be working

or

2.Somehow give ContentManager permission back to the BUILTIN\Users group. But I cannot do this using the ReportManager website OR the SQL Management Studio, as they do not recognize that my domain\Administrator has permission.

Answer 1

Well, I couldn’t find anything :(… I ended up re-installing the reporting services.