Provisioning failed: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)".

Hi all,

While working on the Shared Services Providers (SSPs), I got an error as follows:
Provisioning failed: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)".

After a while I checked SharePoint's Central Administration and SharePoint Service account (such as systemadmin). Then checked the SharePoint Services (Services.msc) and found that
"Windows SharePoint Services Search" and "Windows SharePoint Services Timer" are using "Local System"

I followed these steps then:

>> Start >> run >> services.msc >> locate the “Windows SharePoint Services Search” and “Windows SharePoint Services Timer”. It should be log on as “Local System”. Right click on the “Windows SharePoint Services Search” >> Properties >> choose “This Account” and will in the SharePoint Service Account. Username: systemadmin, Password: test123.

Do the same steps with “Windows SharePoint Services Timer”.
It will fix the issue.

Cheers,
--aaroh