Event ID - 204

Event Id204
SourceMicrosoft-Windows-Bits-Client
DescriptionThe BITS service provided job credentials in response to an authentication challenge from %1 for job %2, url %3. The credentials were rejected.
Event Information According to Microsoft :

Cause :

This event is logged when BITS service provided job credentials in response to an authentication challenge for job url.

Resolution :

Enter the correct credentials for the BITS job

To resolve this issue, enter the correct credentials for the BITS job.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in the local Administrators group or be the job owner, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To enter credentials for the BITS job:
  1. If the job fails to authenticate with a proxy server:

    • Open an elevated command prompt. To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
    • Type the following (where the ID of the job is referenced in the event):
    • BITSADMIN /SETCREDENTIALS
    • PROXY NEGOTIATE

  2. If the job fails to authenticate with the download server:

    • From an elevated command prompt, type (where the ID of the job is referenced in the event):
    • BITSADMIN /SETCREDENTIALS
    • SERVER NEGOTIATE
Verify :

To view jobs in the job queue:
  • From an elevated command prompt, type bitsadmin /list /allusers
Reference LinksEvent ID 204 from Source Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client

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