Event ID - 8194

Event Id8194
SourceMicrosoft-Windows-IDMU-Psync
DescriptionError in accessing the registry. %rError number = %1
Event Information According to Microsoft :

Cause :

This event is logged when error in accessing the registry.

Resolution :

Fix registry error

Password Synchronization encountered an error reading or writing to a specific Windows registry key. Open Event Viewer and read the associated error message, which describes the root cause of this error.

Confirm that the computer running Password Synchronization has access permissions to the Windows registry by doing the following:
  1. Open the Registry Editor.

    • Click Start , click Run , type regedit in the Open text box, and then click OK .

  2. In the hierarchy pane, navigate to the registry key identified by the error message.
  3. If the error message does not show the path to the registry key on which the problem occurred, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Identity Management.
  4. With the key highlighted, click Permissions on the Edit menu to open the Permissions for Registry Key dialog box.
  5. Verify that the user SYSTEM has Full Control permissions.
  6. Click Add to add the SYSTEM user if it is not already listed in the Group or user names list on the Security tab. If needed, assign Full Control permissions to SYSTEM in the Permissions for User list.
  7. Click OK . Close the Registry Editor.
Verify :

The Windows to UNIX password synchronization service is functioning normally in the absence of any of the following messages in Event Viewer. If any of the following messages are logged in Event Viewer, the service cannot function normally.
  • IDMU Password Synchronization event 16388
  • IDMU Password Synchronization event 8194
  • IDMU Password Synchronization event 8193
Reference LinksEvent ID 8194 from Microsoft-Windows-IDMU-Psync

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