title: ESB Configuration Tool: The Specified Directory Service Attribute Or Value Does Not Exist
body: <p>I'm trying to configure ESB Exception Management (ESB Toolkit 2.1) and after successfully creating the ESBExceptionDB I try to configure the Exception Web Services.</p>
  
  <p>When I press Apply Configuration I get the error message "The Specified Directory Service Attribute Or Value Does Not Exist".</p>
  
  <p>Error log:</p>
  
  <pre><code>EsbConfigurationTool.exe Error: 0 : An error has occurred: 
  The specified directory service attribute or value does not exist.
  
  Stack Trace:
  at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
  at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
  at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_SchemaEntry()
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ADStoreCtx.IsContainer(DirectoryEntry de)
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ADStoreCtx..ctor(DirectoryEntry ctxBase,        Boolean ownCtxBase, String username, String password, ContextOptions options)
  at   System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext.CreateContextFromDirectoryEntry (DirectoryEntry entry)
  at  System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext.DoLDAPDirectoryInitNoContainer( )
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext.DoDomainInit()
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext.Initialize()
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext.get_QueryCtx()
  at   System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.Principal.FindByIdentityWithTypeHelper(Principal  Context context, Type principalType, Nullable`1 identityType, String identityValue,   DateTime refDate)
  at  System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.Principal.FindByIdentityWithType(PrincipalContex t context, Type principalType, String identityValue)
  at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(PrincipalContext context, String identityValue)
  at EsbConfigurationTool.Panels.PanelBase.IsUserMemberOf(PrincipalContext context, String username, String groupName)
  at EsbConfigurationTool.Panels.PanelBase.ValidateCredential(NetworkCredential credentials, String groupName)
  at EsbConfigurationTool.Panels.WebServicesException.Save()
  at EsbConfigurationTool.EsbConfiguration.OnTsBtnSaveClick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What am I missing?</p>