I am trying to remotely manage a windows server which is Azure AD Domain joined. I have activated winrm on both machines. My user has administrator rights and I am working from an elevated prompt. I have even set the Server as trusted host just in case. No matter what I try I keep getting this error message.
Connecting to remote server xxx failed with the following error message: The WinRM client cannot process the request. If the authentication schme is different from Kerberos, or if the client computer is not joined to a domain, then HTTPS transport must be used or the destination machine must be added to the TrustedHosts configuration setting. Use winrm.cmd to configure TrustedHosts. Note that computers in the TrustedHosts list might not be authenticated. You can get more information about that by running the following command: winrm help config. For more information, see the about_remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
CategoryInfo: OpenError: (xxx) [], PSRemotingTranportException
FullyQualifiedErrorId: ServerNotTrusted,PSSessionStateBroken
I am connected via VPN to the company network, I can also ping the server. I also successfully opened a telnet to the server on the port winrm uses normally.
What am I missing?
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I try to run the command:
Invoke-Command 10.xx.3x.1xx -ScriptBlock {Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy}
But got an error:
OpenError: [10.xx.3x.1xx] Connecting to remote server 10.xx.3x.1xx failed with the following error message : The WinRM client cannot process the request. Default authentication may be used with an IP address under the following conditions: the transport is HTTPS or the destination is in the TrustedHosts list, and explicit credentials are provided. Use winrm.cmd to configure TrustedHosts. Note that computers in the TrustedHosts list might not be authenticated. For more information on how to set TrustedHosts run the following command: winrm help config. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
The hosts are in the domain and it working fine with another host in the domain.
I checked using Test-WsMan host_ip command from the remote machine where I try to run the command from and got:
wsmid : http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wsman/identity/1/wsmanidentity.xsd
ProtocolVersion : http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wsman/1/wsman.xsd
ProductVendor : Microsoft Corporation
ProductVersion : OS: 0.0.0 SP: 0.0 Stack: 3.0
I also retriggered the Enable-PSRemotinge on the remote hosts (with no answer back after triggering) but got the above error.
Question
Most concern - How do I handle this?
Is it possible for when the host is not allowed to run PS remotely to enable it remotely and after the command is triggered successfully turn it to the original status
Thanks
To connect by IP address, add the machine to your TrustedHosts list.
Run PowerShell as Administrator and enter this:
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value 'TheRemoteHostsIpAddress' -Concatenate
Replace TheRemoteHostsIpAddress with the remote host's IP address.
Note to readers: The error message "The WinRM client cannot process the request" can show up for other reasons, too. My answer is for OP's scenario specifically.
Check the details included in the error message after the "cannot process the request" part. In OP's case, the message says that to remotely connect by IP address, you must either use HTTPS or have the host in the TrustedHosts list.
Connecting to remote server 10.xx.3x.1xx failed with the following error message : The WinRM client cannot process the request. Default authentication may be used with an IP address under the following conditions: the transport is HTTPS or the destination is in the TrustedHosts list, and explicit credentials are provided. Use winrm.cmd to configure TrustedHosts. Note that computers in the TrustedHosts list might not be authenticated. For more information on how to set TrustedHosts run the following command: winrm help config. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
We have 7 Terminal Servers, and for some reason, I can only use Invoke-Command on those two, when the domain administrator is logged on to the servers.
I will get this error, when I try to use Invoke-Command on them, when the domain administrator isn't logged on to them. The other 5 servers have no issue.
As soon as I log in with the remote administrator, it works flawlessly.
[RDH004] Connecting to remote server RDH004 failed with the following error message : The WSMan service could not launch a host process to process the given request. Make s
ure the WSMan provider host server and proxy are properly registered. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (RDH004:String) [], PSRemotingTransportException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 2,PSSessionStateBroken
I did doublecheck if the service Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) was running. And I did create a GPO (Allow remote server management through WinRM) to allow remote connections.
Did the same thing, on all servers to attempt to enable it. All servers are a clone from the same template in ESXi. And all servers are running Windows Server 2016.
I've searched far and wide for solutions, but none of the solutions seem to be the same problem. Especially not, since it works if the server I'm trying to send a remote command to, has the domain administrator logged in.
The cause of this issue is due to the Windows User Account Control (UAC). The remote account must be a domain account and a member of the remote computer Administrators group. If the account is a local computer member of the Administrators group, then UAC does not allow access to the WinRM service. This error happens even if the account is a Local Administrator and the command line is run with administrator privileges.
To solve the problem, UAC filtering for local accounts must be disabled by creating the following DWORD registry entry and setting its value to 1:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy
Additional Information
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winrm/obtaining-data-from-a-remote-computer
I'm currently trying to connect to my Virtual Machine with Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and connect to it via Certification Test Tool 1.2 for Azure. And always getting this error:
Connecting to remote server xyz-vm.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
failed with the following error message: WinRM cannot complete the
operation. Verify that the specified computer name is valid, that the
computer is accessible over the network, and that a firewall exception
for the WinRM service is enabled and allows access from this computer.
By default, the WinRM firewall exception for public profiles limits
access to remote computers within the same local subnet. For more
information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
I guess the tool is using PSRemot so I checked that:
"winrm" is running.
"PS Remoting" is enabled in the firewall.
Port 5985 and 5986 are in the network security group in Azure and at the local VM Firewall allowed.
I tested the connection via Test-WSMan and I got a connection:
screenshot. But the connection with the Certification Test Tool still failed.
Even after turning the Firewall of the VM completely of, it didn't work
Thank you for your Help
Can you please run in cmd on the Virtual Machine netsh winhttp show proxy
If this shows port 8080 could you then run netsh winhttp reset proxy
According to #Shengbao Shui - MSFT
For a existing VM, you also check this blog. You need create a self-certificate and enable https.
I'm attempting to setup a remote session in PowerShell to a server but failing to do so and hit a wall in my troubleshooting.
On the server I want to remote to I have done:
* Enable-PSRemoting
* Restarted and winrm quickconfig to confirm
On my client from where I want to connect to servers I'm attempting to add trusted hosts via:
winrm s winrm/config/client '#{TrustedHosts="servername"}'
This fails with: "WSManFault
Message = The client cannot connect to the destination specified in the request."
Server is standalone and not in a domain, does not have firewall enabled (I can RDP to it just fine.)
Right now I'm simply trying to establish a 1to1 connection to perform some tests so there are no certificates included either so I was under the impression that the HTTPS listener would not be needed if I use trusted hosts?
"Did you enable WinRM on client as well? – PetSerAl "
This was the issue, the client trying to manage the server was not configured with WinRM.
Works well with winrm quickconfig and then say no to setting up a listener!
When I try to fetch the service information on remote computer I got an WINRM error.
PS C:\Windows\system32> invoke-command -computername Node1 -ScriptBlock {gsv}
[Node1] Connecting to remote server Node1 failed with the following error
message : WinRM cannot complete the operation. Verify that the specified computer
name is valid, that the computer is accessible over the network, and that a firewall
exception for the WinRM service is enabled and allows access from this computer. By
default, the WinRM firewall exception for public profiles limits access to remote computers
within the same local subnet. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (Node1:String) [], PSRemotingTransportException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WinRMOperationTimeout,PSSessionStateBroken
Try below workaround to fix WINRM issue.
Connect to Remote server and run below command from cmd as a administrator.
C:\Windows\system32>WinRM quickconfig
WinRM service is already running on this machine.
WinRM is not set up to allow remote access to this machine for management.
The following changes must be made:
Create a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this
machine.
Make these changes [y/n]? y
WinRM has been updated for remote management.
Created a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this
machine.
Have you checked the remote computer's firewall rules? The default rule only allows IPs in the local subnet.
To allow other IPs:
Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Click Inbound Rules
Double-click Windows Remote Management (HTTP-In) for the Public profile
Click the Scope tab
Under Remote IP address, add any IPs you need
Is WinRM enabled on both computers???
Run
winrm quickconfig
and check it.
Have you checked with port 5985?
Try to Telent port with IP address
Open CMD run as administrator
Telent 10.xx.xx.xxx 5985