SQL SERVER – Startup Issue – Unable to Use Domain Account as Service Account When Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) is Involved

Recently, one of my client was trying to troubleshoot the below error which they were getting while trying to start the SQL Server service under the domain account. The interesting thing which they told me was that they are using Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) which I have heard earlier as well. Initially they told that they had an issue with installation when service account was used so they used LocalSystem account and installed SQL Server. But now, as per company standards, they need to use a domain account as the service account.

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