Event ID - 12042

Event Id	12042
Source	Windows Server Update Services
Description	The SimpleAuth Web Service is not working.
Event Information	According to Microsoft : Cause : The Simple Web Authentication Service provides authentication between the upstream and downstream WSUS servers. User Action Simple Web Authentication Configuration Simple authentication for client-to-server synchronization is not working properly. Downstream servers will not able to synchronize catalog or content with this server. Possible resolutions include: Troubleshoot any issues with SQL Server before proceeding. Check permissions. 1.Open a command window. 2.Type cd \WebServices\SimpleAuthWebService 3.Type cacls 4.The following ACEs should be set: a.NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE:(OI)(CI)R b.BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)R c.NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)R d.BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F e.NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F Check the IIS configuration of the reporting Web service using the IIS script adsutil.vbs. 1.Open a command window. 2.Locate the adsutil.vbs tool, which is typically in \AdminScripts. 3.Locate WSUS virtual directories on the IIS server: type \AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs find path 4.Find the path of the SimpleAuthWebService (it will look like W3SVC//ROOT/SimpleAuthWebService). 5.Get the properties of the Web service: type \AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs enum W3SVC//ROOT/SimpleAuthWebService 6.Compare the output with typical values below (this is a partial list): KeyType:"IIsWebVirtualDir" AppRoot:"/LM/W3SVC//ROOT/SimpleAuthWebService" AppFriendlyName:"SimpleAuth WebService" AppIsolated:2 Path:"\WebServices\SimpleAuth WebService" AccessFlags:513 AccessExecute:False AccessSource:False AccessRead:True AccessWrite:False AccessScript:True AccessNoRemoteExecute:False AccessNoRemoteRead:False AccessNoRemoteWrite:False AccessNoRemoteScript:False AccessNoPhysicalDir:False AspScriptErrorSentToBrowser: alse AspEnableParentPaths:False AuthFlags:1 AuthBasic:False AuthAnonymous:True AuthNTL:False AuthMD5:False AuthPassport:False AppPoolId:"WsusPool" 7.Type \AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs enum W3SVC/1 8. Compare the output with typical values below� (this is a partial list). KeyType:"IIsWebServer" ServerState:2 ServerComment:"Default Website" ServerSize:1 ServerBindings:":80:" SecureBindings:":443:" ConnectionTimeout:180 DefaultDoc:"Default.htm,Default.asp,index.htm,iisstart.htm" AspBufferingOn:False LogPluginClsid:"{FF160663-DE82-11CF-BC0A-00AA006111E0}" Win32Error:0 AppPoolId:"DefaultAppPool" 9.Type \AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs enum W3SVC 10.Compare output with typical values .This is a partial listing. Verify Look for the corresponding error event. a.Open a command window. b.Type cd \Tools c.Type wsusutil checkhealth d.Type eventvwr e.Review the Application log for the most recent eve
Reference Links	Event ID 12042 from Source Windows Server Update Services

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