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Windows Admin Center.exe exception (0xe0434352)
I have installed an Azure Local 23H2 one-noded stack and enabled Windows Admin Center (Preview) extension via Azure portal.
Solution version: 10.2503.0.13
Node OS Build: 25398.1486
Node Azure Arc Agent version: 1.46.02809.1841
however the WindowsAdminCenter service on the node will not start:
Extension Message: Executing Enable operation, SettingDnsRecords: Creating/updating DNS records, GetDataFromMetadataService: Getting data from Azure metadata service, GetInstanceMetadataForArc: Retrieving the virtual machine instance metadata information, GettingWacPort: Getting Windows Admin Centers configured port, GettingCSPFrameAncestors: Getting Windows Admin Center configured CSP frame ancestors, UpdatingWindowsAdminCenterConfiguration: Updating Windows Admin Center Configuration, StoppingWindowsAdminCenterService: Stopping Windows Admin Center service, UpdatingInstallationTypeSettings: Updating Installation type for Windows Admin Center, UpdatingCSPSettings: Updating CSP Frame Ancestors for Windows Admin Center, UpdatingCORSSettings: Updating CORS origins for Windows Admin Center, UpdatingPort: Updating port for Windows Admin Center, UpdatingWebSocketValidationOverride: Updating WebSocket validation override settings, UpdatingTokenAuthenticationEnabled: Updating token authentication setting, UpdatingAutoUpdate: Updating auto update setting, SettingProxy: Updating proxy for Windows Admin Center, GettingWacPort: Getting Windows Admin Centers configured port, UpdatingWindowsAdminCenterConfiguration: Updating Windows Admin Center Configuration, GetDataFromMetadataService: Getting data from Azure metadata service, GetInstanceMetadataForArc: Retrieving the virtual machine instance metadata information, TestWACAppServiceReachability: Testing reachability of Application Web Service of Windows Admin Center, GetAccessTokenForArc: Getting access token from Azure Arc's identity endpoint, GetDataFromMetadataService: Getting data from Azure metadata service, GetInstanceMetadataForArc: Retrieving the virtual machine instance metadata information, WriteCertificateThumbprint: Storing certificate thumbprint for future reference., RetrieveCertificate: Retrieving certificate from key vault using app service, ImportingCertificate: Importing Certificate to Certificate Store, StoppingWindowsAdminCenterService: Stopping Windows Admin Center service, UpdatingSubjectName: Updating WAC certificate subject name, UpdatingCertificateACL: Updating WAC certificate ACL, UpdatingServicesEndpoints: Updating WAC endpoint FQDN, StartingWindowsAdminCenterService: Failed to start Windows Admin Center service
In Event viewer (system) I can see that the service starts and then stops again right after with the following error: Windows Admin Center.exe exception (0xe0434352)
I have tried to reboot node and remove and reinstall extension. But the error persists.
I know it is in preview but I would like to get it to work. Any suggestions?
Seems like the workaround is presented here:
Azure Local - Windows Admin Center won't start - Microsoft Q&A$svc = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='WindowsAdminCenter'"
$svc.Change($null, $null, $null, $null, $null, $null, "LocalSystem", $null)
Restart-Service WindowsAdminCenter
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Seems like the workaround is presented here:
Azure Local - Windows Admin Center won't start - Microsoft Q&A$svc = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='WindowsAdminCenter'"
$svc.Change($null, $null, $null, $null, $null, $null, "LocalSystem", $null)
Restart-Service WindowsAdminCenter
This also fixes the "A fatal error occurred when attempting to access the TLS server credential private key. The error code returned from the cryptographic module is 0x8009030D. The internal error state is 10001.
The SSPI client process is WindowsAdminCenter" Schannel errors with EventID 36870.
