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Michael54
Copper Contributor
Apr 14, 2025

Agents will install on 2 DC's but will not get configurations

Hello,

I have 2 DC's that when i install the MECM agent on them, they will install but will not get the configuration files and when i open the client on the machines its missing the configurations tab and the action tab only has 2 actions. also, on the general tab of the client, the Client Certificate says "none"

I know the easy answer is this is a "boundary issue" but it is not. i have other servers with the same IP address range and they have no issue getting the client fully configured. It is not a local firewall issue as i tried turning it off and got the same results. in the ccmsetup logs i am seeing this "Failed to get MDM_ConfigSetting instance, 0x80041013"

 

 

can anyone please help figure out what is going on here??

thanks in advance

7 Replies

  • Garth-MVP's avatar
    Garth-MVP
    Iron Contributor

    The log look perfect. 90% of the time if you have only two actions. It is a boundary issue. Make you are only using up ranges. 

    • Michael54's avatar
      Michael54
      Copper Contributor

      Garth-MVPas i have stated on the other forum that you answered me on, this is NOT a boundary issue and I asked you to show me where or how you can prove that it is when i have multiple other servers in the same IP range that have no issues with the client and have all the actions. i have also stated that i can deploy a brand new server to the same IP range and it will automatically get the client installed and will have all the actions.

       

      please tell me where to look so i will say... "WOW Garth was right and it was a boundary issue". I would love to be proven wrong and eat some crow.

       

      for the others that may look at this thread.... i have also done countless WMI repairs as well. i have used scripts to repair the WMI and have ran through the manual steps as well

       

  • AhmedLS's avatar
    AhmedLS
    Copper Contributor

    hi,

    try running ccmsetup.exe with this flag. i would remove it first then run it with normal (managment point and site code) flags plus the below one.

    this flags reset the ccm client certificate

    RESETKEYINFORMATION=TRUE

    • Michael54's avatar
      Michael54
      Copper Contributor

      Thank you, i was soooooo hoping that would work, but it did not. same exact outcome. so here is what i did..

      1. ran ccmclean and uninstalled the old client.
      2. deleted the CCM folder, the CCMSetup folder and the SMSCFG.ini from c:\windows
      3. rebooted the system
      4. installed the client using an elevated command prompt and the command: 
        \\mdt-sccm2019\SMS_EC1\Client\ccmsetup.exe RESETKEYINFORMATION=TRUE /mp:mdt-sccm2019.<domainname> /logon SMSSITECODE=EC1

      and as i said the same results...

       

      • AhmedLS's avatar
        AhmedLS
        Copper Contributor

         

        would you check the locationservice.log for errors. it is under CCM\logs folder

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