Event ID 10156 — Configuration

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

You can configure various aspects of the WinRM service. The configuration information is stored in the registry.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 10156
Source: Microsoft-Windows-WinRM
Version: 6.1
Symbolic Name: LOG_WSMAN_CREDSSP_INIT_FAILED
Message: The WinRM service failed to initialize CredSSP.

Additional Data
The error received was %1.

User Action
Configure CertificateThumbprint setting under the WinRM configuration for the service. Use the thumbprint of a valid certificate and make sure that Network Service has access to the private key of the certificate.

Resolve

Configure CredSSP

To resolve this issue, configure the CertificateThumbprint setting under the WinRM configuration for the service. Use the thumbprint of a valid certificate and make sure that Network Service has access to the private key of the certificate.

Verify

Use the winrm command-line tool to request the WinRM service to verify that the service is listening on the network.

To make a request, type winrm get winrm/config -r:<computer>, where computer is the name of the remote computer where the winrm service is running.

Configuration

Management Infrastructure