| Event Id | 1079 |
| Source | ClusSvc |
| Description | The node cannot join the cluster because it cannot communicate with node xxx over any network configured for internal cluster communication. Check the network configuration of the node and the cluster. |
| Event Information | After you change the password for the Cluster service account on a domain controller, the second node may not be able to join the cluster. This event ( along with 1107, source=ClusSvc) may be logged in the System event log. CAUSE : This problem can occur if you did not restart the Cluster service. You must stop and restart the Cluster service on both nodes after you change either the Cluster service account or the Cluster service password. The Cluster service uses NTLM for all authentication processes. After the Cluster service starts on the node that is joining the cluster, the joining nodes credentials are validated by a domain controller. After the nodes credentials are validated on the domain, the node starts the process of joining the existing cluster. To do so, the node passes its credentials to the existing node and requests for a remote procedure call (RPC) binding to be created. During this process, the existing nodes local security authority validates the credentials of the joining node with a domain controller. If the node is valid, the local security authority receives an access token (password hash) for the joining node from the domain controller. Finally, the Cluster service on the existing node validates the credentials. Because the service account is the same, the existing node compares its own token with the token of the joining node. The service account of the joining node is validated, and then allowed to join if both tokens match. However, if you do not restart the Cluster service on the existing node, the existing node still has the token that was created by using the old password. The tokens do not match and the Cluster service on the joining node reports an "Error 5 (Access Denied)" error message. The authentication process is first attempted on the public network interf |
| Reference Links | Event ID 1107 and 1079 Messages Occur After You Change the Cluster Service Account Password |
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