| Event Id | 91 |
| Source | Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority |
| Description | A connection to Active Directory Directory Services could not be established. Active Directory Certificate Services will try to connect again when it needs Active Directory access. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause This event is logged A connection to Active Directory Directory Services could not be established. Resolution Enable AD CS to connect to Active Directory Domain Services To resolve communication issues between a certification authority (CA) and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): 1.Confirm that the CA can connect to AD DS. 2.Confirm that the CA has necessary permissions to essential AD DS containers and objects. To perform these procedures, you must have membership in Domain Admins, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Confirm that a CA can connect to AD DS To confirm that a CA can connect to AD DS: 1.On the CA, open a command prompt window. 2.Type ping If the ping was successful, you will receive a reply similar to the following: Reply from IP_address: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=59, Reply from IP_address: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=59, Reply from IP_address: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=59 ,Reply from IP_address: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=59 3 4.At the command prompt, type ping 5.If you cannot successfully connect to the domain controller by IP address, this indicates a possible issue with network connectivity, firewall configuration, or Internet Protocol security (IPsec) configuration. Confirm permissions on essential AD DS containers and objects To confirm that the CA has necessary permissions on AD DS containers and objects within these containers: 1.On a domain controller, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Sites and Services. 2.Click Active Directory Sites and Services [domainname] where [domainname] is the name of your domain. 3.On the View menu, click Show Services Node. 4.Double-click Services, double-click Public Key Services, and right-click each container listed below, or the objects listed within the container, and click Properties. 5.On the Security tab, confirm the required permissions. The following are all Active Directory permissions required by a computer hosting a CA. Some of these permissions are achieved via membership in the Cert Publishers group. 1.Enrollment Services container. The CA computer has Read and Write access to its own object. 2.AIA container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on the AIA container and the CA computer has Full Control access on its own object within the AIA container. 3.CDP container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on every CA's container under the CDP container, and the CA computer has Full Control access on every certification revocation list (CRL) object in its own container. 4.Certification Authorities container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on the objects within this container. 5.Certificate Templates container. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups (not the CA computer) have Full Control access or Read and Write access to this container and to most objects within it. 6.KRA container. The CA computer has Full Control access on its own object. 7.OID container. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups, not the CA computer, have Full Control access or Read and Write access to this container and to the containers and objects within it. 8.NTAuthCertificates object. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups, not the CA computer, have Full Control access or Read and Write access. 9.Domain Computers and Domain Users containers. The Cert Publishers group has Read and Write permissions on the userCertificate property of each user and computer object in the forest in which AD CS is deployed. Verify To perform this procedure, you must have membership in local Administrators on the computer hosting the certification authority (CA), or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To check the connection between a CA and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): 1.Open a command prompt window on the computer hosting the CA. 2.Type nltest /sc_verify: [domainname] and press ENTER.,br>3.Use the following procedure to confirm permisssions on essential AD DS containers and objects. Replace [domainname] with the name of the namespace in which the CA is installed. Confirm permissions on essential AD DS containers and objects To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Domain Admins, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To confirm that the CA has necessary permissions on AD DS containers and objects within these containers: 1.On a domain controller, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Sites and Services. 2.Click Active Directory Sites and Services [domainname] where [domainname] is the name of your domain. 3.On the View menu, click Show Services Node. 4.Double-click Services, double-click Public Key Services, and right-click each container listed below, or the objects listed within the container, and click Properties. 5.On the Security tab, confirm the required permissions. The following are all Active Directory permissions required by a computer hosting a CA. Some of these permissions are achieved via membership in the Cert Publishers group. 1.Enrollment Services container. The CA computer has Read and Write access to its own object. 2.AIA container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on the AIA container and the CA computer has Full Control access on its own object within the AIA container. 3.CDP container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on every CA's container under the CDP container, and the CA computer has Full Control access on every certification revocation list (CRL) object in its own container. 4.Certification Authorities container. The Cert Publishers group has Full Control access on the objects within this container. 5.Certificate Templates container. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups (not the CA computer) have Full Control access or Read and Write access to this container and to most objects within it. 6.KRA container. The CA computer has Full Control access on its own object. 7.OID container. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups, not the CA computer, have Full Control access or Read and Write access to this container and to the containers and objects within it. 8.NTAuthCertificates object. The Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups, not the CA computer, have Full Control access or Read and Write access. 9.Domain Computers and Domain Users containers. The Cert Publishers group has Read and Write permissions on the userCertificate property of each user and computer object in the forest in which AD CS is deployed. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 91 from SourceMicrosoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority |
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