It was quite a challenge to clear the errors generated by a stock Windows 2012 install (I think that Exchange installer should install prerequisites for me, not provide cryptic error messages). Once they were cleared however the actual install fails with this error:
Error:The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
Install-ExchangeCertificate -WebSiteName "Exchange Back End" -services "IIS, POP, IMAP" -DomainController $RoleDomainController -InstallInTrustedRootCAIfSelfSigned $true
if ($RoleIsDatacenter -ne $true -And $RoleIsPartnerHosted -ne $true)
{
Install-AuthCertificate -DomainController $RoleDomainController
}
" was run: "Could not grant Network Service access to the certificate with thumbprint 3EF254C303E213FA3673CCF9B134BEC43D6C5E0F because a cryptographic exception was thrown.".
I could work on it, but first I now need to remove the partial install. Any attempts I've tried have all ended with the above error as well. How can I clean up the failed install so I can try again?