Can not connect to WMI

> Update we are not sure that this is a permissions issue it may be that we
> have and older Group Policy object that is corrupt and is causing this
> issue. We are going to creat new OU in the root so that we can selectively
> apply GPO to a newly installed PC and figure out what policy is causing
> WMI to FUBAR
>
> Rick
>
> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
> news:Oz1il%23PNHHA.724@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> We are having problems with applications that use WMI. Digging in to this
>> I am sure it is an issue with a domain policy which is preventing people
>> from accessing WMI.
>> The reason I say this is as domain admin I connect to theWMI on my Domain
>> Controllers and Member Servers without issue. However when I try to
>> connect to member worstations I get a Win32 access is denied message. We
>> also get an Event 1090 constantly on all of our member worsations. The
>> essage reads:
>> Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies) session status.
>> An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No more RSoP logging will be done
>> for this application of policy.
>>
>> In addition when I try to connect to the WMI in the control panel I get
>> Event 43 and event 60 in my event logs
>>
>> WMI ADAP failed to connect to namespace \\.\root\cimv2 with the following
>> error: 0x80070005
>>
>> WMI ADAP was unable to process the performance libraries: 0x80041001
>>
>> All of our workstations are XP SP2. I can not connect to any of the XP
>> boxes either as a local admin or remotely as admin. I have tried shutting
>> of the windows firewall and creating a GPO which sets DCOM permmisions.
>>
>> Thanks for the help
>>
>>

>
>

>I would say
> 1. clear all logs under %windir%\system32\wbem\logs , and event viewer
> events.
> 2. and then restart the wmi service "net stop winmgmt & net start winmgmt"
> 3. see if there are events in the event viewer or logs?
> 4. You can reboot your workstation now and on restart see logs and wevent
> viewer again to see ifsomething failed?
> 5. Try using wbemtest localy on your workstation machines and connect to
> root\cimv2 and try to enumurate win32_process or some class if it connects
> successfully.
> 6. If local connection succeeds then you need to configure your
> workstation for remote configuration.. So follow this
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389290.aspx
>
> Please give the log or error event log details for each of this in more
> detail.
> Hopefully that should help and fix.
>
> Thanks,
> Manbinder Pal Singh
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
> news:u7H4KMQNHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Update we are not sure that this is a permissions issue it may be that we
>> have and older Group Policy object that is corrupt and is causing this
>> issue. We are going to creat new OU in the root so that we can
>> selectively apply GPO to a newly installed PC and figure out what policy
>> is causing WMI to FUBAR
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oz1il%23PNHHA.724@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> We are having problems with applications that use WMI. Digging in to
>>> this I am sure it is an issue with a domain policy which is preventing
>>> people from accessing WMI.
>>> The reason I say this is as domain admin I connect to theWMI on my
>>> Domain Controllers and Member Servers without issue. However when I try
>>> to connect to member worstations I get a Win32 access is denied message.
>>> We also get an Event 1090 constantly on all of our member worsations.
>>> The essage reads:
>>> Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies) session
>>> status. An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No more RSoP logging will
>>> be done for this application of policy.
>>>
>>> In addition when I try to connect to the WMI in the control panel I get
>>> Event 43 and event 60 in my event logs
>>>
>>> WMI ADAP failed to connect to namespace \\.\root\cimv2 with the
>>> following error: 0x80070005
>>>
>>> WMI ADAP was unable to process the performance libraries: 0x80041001
>>>
>>> All of our workstations are XP SP2. I can not connect to any of the XP
>>> boxes either as a local admin or remotely as admin. I have tried
>>> shutting of the windows firewall and creating a GPO which sets DCOM
>>> permmisions.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

>I have also problem with this, I noticed it when I try to configure the
>local sqlserver 2005 .
> Error message in SQL server 2005 Surface area configuration:
>
> Computer localhost does not exist on the network. or the computer cannot
> be configured remotely. Verify that the remote computer has the required
> Windows Management Instumentation components and then try again. (SQLSAC)
>
> Addaitional information:
>
> An exception occured in smo while trying to manage a service. -> Access is
>
> denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x080070005(E_ACCESSDENIED)) (mscorlib)
>
>
>
>
>
> Then I check using wmimgmt.msc and when I right click WMI Control and
>
> select properties, it gives the following message in General
>
> tab:
>
> Failed to connect to <local computer> because "Win32: Access is denied."
>
>
> So I think that the problem must be in Windows-WMI.
>
> Help
>
> Christers
>
>
>
> "Manbinder Pal Singh [MSFT]" <manbins@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eD%23i73SNHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I would say
>> 1. clear all logs under %windir%\system32\wbem\logs , and event viewer
>> events.
>> 2. and then restart the wmi service "net stop winmgmt & net start
>> winmgmt"
>> 3. see if there are events in the event viewer or logs?
>> 4. You can reboot your workstation now and on restart see logs and wevent
>> viewer again to see ifsomething failed?
>> 5. Try using wbemtest localy on your workstation machines and connect to
>> root\cimv2 and try to enumurate win32_process or some class if it
>> connects successfully.
>> 6. If local connection succeeds then you need to configure your
>> workstation for remote configuration.. So follow this
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389290.aspx
>>
>> Please give the log or error event log details for each of this in more
>> detail.
>> Hopefully that should help and fix.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Manbinder Pal Singh
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
>> news:u7H4KMQNHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Update we are not sure that this is a permissions issue it may be that
>>> we have and older Group Policy object that is corrupt and is causing
>>> this issue. We are going to creat new OU in the root so that we can
>>> selectively apply GPO to a newly installed PC and figure out what policy
>>> is causing WMI to FUBAR
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oz1il%23PNHHA.724@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> We are having problems with applications that use WMI. Digging in to
>>>> this I am sure it is an issue with a domain policy which is preventing
>>>> people from accessing WMI.
>>>> The reason I say this is as domain admin I connect to theWMI on my
>>>> Domain Controllers and Member Servers without issue. However when I try
>>>> to connect to member worstations I get a Win32 access is denied
>>>> message. We also get an Event 1090 constantly on all of our member
>>>> worsations. The essage reads:
>>>> Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies) session
>>>> status. An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No more RSoP logging will
>>>> be done for this application of policy.
>>>>
>>>> In addition when I try to connect to the WMI in the control panel I get
>>>> Event 43 and event 60 in my event logs
>>>>
>>>> WMI ADAP failed to connect to namespace \\.\root\cimv2 with the
>>>> following error: 0x80070005
>>>>
>>>> WMI ADAP was unable to process the performance libraries: 0x80041001
>>>>
>>>> All of our workstations are XP SP2. I can not connect to any of the XP
>>>> boxes either as a local admin or remotely as admin. I have tried
>>>> shutting of the windows firewall and creating a GPO which sets DCOM
>>>> permmisions.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

> Can you please run WMIDIAG tool and send the logs. You can find this in
> download microsoft section.
>
> Thanks,
> Manbinder Pal Singh
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Christer S" <christer.sorell@nolyx.se> wrote in message
> news:45a611f5$0$22512$8404b019@news.wineasy.se...

>>I have also problem with this, I noticed it when I try to configure the
>>local sqlserver 2005 .
>> Error message in SQL server 2005 Surface area configuration:
>>
>> Computer localhost does not exist on the network. or the computer cannot
>> be configured remotely. Verify that the remote computer has the required
>> Windows Management Instumentation components and then try again. (SQLSAC)
>>
>> Addaitional information:
>>
>> An exception occured in smo while trying to manage a service. -> Access
>> is
>>
>> denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x080070005(E_ACCESSDENIED)) (mscorlib)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Then I check using wmimgmt.msc and when I right click WMI Control and
>>
>> select properties, it gives the following message in General
>>
>> tab:
>>
>> Failed to connect to <local computer> because "Win32: Access is denied."
>>
>>
>> So I think that the problem must be in Windows-WMI.
>>
>> Help
>>
>> Christers
>>
>>
>>
>> "Manbinder Pal Singh [MSFT]" <manbins@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:eD%23i73SNHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I would say
>>> 1. clear all logs under %windir%\system32\wbem\logs , and event viewer
>>> events.
>>> 2. and then restart the wmi service "net stop winmgmt & net start
>>> winmgmt"
>>> 3. see if there are events in the event viewer or logs?
>>> 4. You can reboot your workstation now and on restart see logs and
>>> wevent viewer again to see ifsomething failed?
>>> 5. Try using wbemtest localy on your workstation machines and connect to
>>> root\cimv2 and try to enumurate win32_process or some class if it
>>> connects successfully.
>>> 6. If local connection succeeds then you need to configure your
>>> workstation for remote configuration.. So follow this
>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389290.aspx
>>>
>>> Please give the log or error event log details for each of this in more
>>> detail.
>>> Hopefully that should help and fix.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Manbinder Pal Singh
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u7H4KMQNHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Update we are not sure that this is a permissions issue it may be that
>>>> we have and older Group Policy object that is corrupt and is causing
>>>> this issue. We are going to creat new OU in the root so that we can
>>>> selectively apply GPO to a newly installed PC and figure out what
>>>> policy is causing WMI to FUBAR
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>>
>>>> "Rick Sears" <rsears@nbssc.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:Oz1il%23PNHHA.724@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> We are having problems with applications that use WMI. Digging in to
>>>>> this I am sure it is an issue with a domain policy which is preventing
>>>>> people from accessing WMI.
>>>>> The reason I say this is as domain admin I connect to theWMI on my
>>>>> Domain Controllers and Member Servers without issue. However when I
>>>>> try to connect to member worstations I get a Win32 access is denied
>>>>> message. We also get an Event 1090 constantly on all of our member
>>>>> worsations. The essage reads:
>>>>> Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies) session
>>>>> status. An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No more RSoP logging will
>>>>> be done for this application of policy.
>>>>>
>>>>> In addition when I try to connect to the WMI in the control panel I
>>>>> get Event 43 and event 60 in my event logs
>>>>>
>>>>> WMI ADAP failed to connect to namespace \\.\root\cimv2 with the
>>>>> following error: 0x80070005
>>>>>
>>>>> WMI ADAP was unable to process the performance libraries: 0x80041001
>>>>>
>>>>> All of our workstations are XP SP2. I can not connect to any of the XP
>>>>> boxes either as a local admin or remotely as admin. I have tried
>>>>> shutting of the windows firewall and creating a GPO which sets DCOM
>>>>> permmisions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the help
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

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