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Mandatory AccessKey parameter for Import-WACConnection Powershell cmdlet in 2410
Hello, I have recently updated to Admin Center 2410, needed to do a fresh install because I ran into some Ajax error 500 problems when I dried to updrade the existing installation. Now I had a script running one a week which fetched all AD computers and Clusters and imported them as shared connection. I have already figured that I need to use a different path to import the Microsoft.WindowsAdminCenter.ConnectionTools module, and that the syntax for Import-Connection is now Import-WACConnection. However, when trying to connect, the commandlet now has a mandatory AccessKey parameter. The help suggests: "-AccessKey <String> The access key to the endpoint for form login. The access key can be created from Advanced menu of Settings on Windows Admin Center UI." However, I cannot find that option in the UI, there is only "Advanced" in the Development section of the UI, and there is no option for generating an access key. P.S. I have installed WAC to use Kerberos integrated Windows Authentication. In the past, the Import-Connection CMDlet was also just using the credentials of the currently logged-on user. Thank you for your help, Marc
Shared Connections not deleting
Hi there - I have Windows Admin Center v1.5.2306.14001 installed and have 1142 shared connections. When I attempt to delete all shared connections, WAC looks like it goes through deleting them - but then gets to a specific number and just stops. If I then refresh the browser, it returns 1142 shared connections again - so, it looks like no shared connections have actually been deleted. If I try to delete just one shared connection, I get the same outcome. I've also tried re-importing some connections again with the below PowerShell command in the hope it'll remove any connections not specified in the csv, but it's still the same outcome. Import-Connection <WAC URL> -fileName WAC.csv -prune FYI - the above is being done with my user account, which has gateway administrator permissions in WAC. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Thanks
Seeking Help: MS Entra ID Authentication Issue in Windows Admin Center
Hello everyone, We are looking to use the new MS Windows Admin Center for our monthly tasks, such as updating our server landscape. However, we have encountered a problem: In the new MS Windows Admin Center, form-based authentication is required, which necessitates the use of the SAM Account Name. When we switch the gateway access to MS Entra ID, access to the Windows Admin Center Gateway is no longer possible. This worked seamlessly in older versions of the Windows Admin Center. The registration as an MS Entra Application works flawlessly, but after enabling authentication via MS Entra ID, logging into the gateway fails. Has anyone experienced similar issues or found a solution to this problem? Thank you in advance for your support!
WAC opens but will not connect to any servers
I installed WAC into a Win2k19 server, with all the defaults except WinRM was set up as https, not the default. I can add servers, but not connect to any of them. All the servers I put in have PS 5.x and WinRM enabled. I get the following not-so-helpful messages: To perform a single sign-in using your Windows account, you might need to set up Kerberos constrained delegation. -- the above command is supposed to do this, admin center is logged in as essexarc\administrator Error The client cannot connect to the destination specified in the request. Verify that the service on the destination is running and is accepting requests. Consult the logs and documentation for the WS-Management service running on the destination, most commonly IIS or WinRM. If the destination is the WinRM service, run the following command on the destination to analyze and configure the WinRM service: "winrm quickconfig". I tried this: Set-ADComputer -Identity (Get-ADComputer dc1) -PrincipalsAllowedToDelegateToAccount (Get-ADComputer ac1) where ac1 is the WAC server, dc1 is a server I want to manage. Haven't found anything on the interwebs. Thank you, TomWindows Admin Center 2410: cannot add computers
After a fresh installation of Windows Admin Center 2410, I cannot add any servers, clusters, PCs etc. WAC gives me "You can add this computer to your list of connections, but we can't confirm it's available" when I enter a computer name (either of FQDN or computer name alone). When I change to the Search Active Directory tab, I get: "We can’t search Active Directory because the Windows Admin Center computer isn’t joined to an Active Directory domain. It’s also possible that your account doesn’t have permission to read from Active Directory." The account I use is a domain admin, and the server running WAC is definitely joined to the AD DS. The server had the previous version of WAC installed where everything worked. Now, with the new version, that's no longer the case...
SMS WinRM DNS error
Hi, I started the cutover, old server was renamed with a new IP, new server was renamed to the OG server with IP it is now frozen at 69% due to WINrm failing due to being unable to resolve the name of the destination server. SVGB-TEST1 —> SVGB-TEST2 SVGB-TEST1(OLD) —> SVGB-TEST1 Failed cannot resolve SVGB-TEST2 (It has been renamed?) Any help appreciated.Group Policy to allow specific users to install specific software without admin privileges
I am a newly system administrator for an organization and I am trying to create a Group Policy that will allow specific users to download and use certain software like LogMeIn123 without having to use admin privileges. We don't want to give full admin rights, but only for this specific instance. I have done some research, but I am not sure the best way to set this up. The problem is our IT team consists of 3 members total and cannot be everywhere at once and this would be beneficial in key times. I have seen some people recommend using a login script, but I am not sure how to do that. I have also seen some people recommend using a third-party tool which is out of the questions for our organization. I am also open to other ways and ideas of having preforming this. Can anyone please provide me with some instructions on how to set this up? Thanks in advance for your help! Additional information: I am using Windows Server 2012R2. I have a list of the specific users that I want to allow to install LogMeIn123. I have the LogMeIn123 installation file located on a network server.How to connect from windows admin center to client using winrm with port 2828
Hi all, Due to security issues I need to configure the default port of winrm on windows from 5985 to 2828 and 2829 with https. I want to configure to connect from windows admin center to client which is windows server with winrm port 2828, what should i do. Thanks all!Failover Cluster Validation Stuck
Hello everyone, I'm having the following problem when creating a 2-node HA cluster (Server 2025) using the Windows Admin Center (Gateway). Up to the point "Validate Cluster" everything worked fine. Unfortunately, the process gets stuck at "1% Gathering data about nodes". However, I can confirm that the cluster report was successfully created on the first node without any errors. Has anyone else seen something similar and, ideally, have a solution for me? I checked the following: Permissions such as CredSSP, Remote Powershell and WinRM are correctly implemented on the WAC gateway and nodes. Manually execute the PowerShell command successfully: Test-Cluster -Node $ServerList -Include "Storage Spaces Direct", "Inventory", "System Configuration"
