Event ID - 5136

Event Id5136
SourceWindows SharePoint Services 3
DescriptionInformation Rights Management (IRM): There was a problem while creating and initializing a secure environment on this machine for the Rights Management Services (RMS) client.
The environment was already initialized.
Additional Data
Error value: %1
Event InformationAccording to Microsoft :
Cause :
This event is logged when there was a problem while creating and initializing a secure environment on this machine for the Rights Management Services (RMS) client.
Resolution :
Delete stored licenses
The stored licenses might be corrupt. You must delete the current licenses. They will be automatically re-created. You must be a member of the SharePoint Administrators group to stop and start the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web application. You must have write access to the license directories to delete these directories.
To delete stored licenses
1.Stop the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web application by running the following command at the command prompt.
iisreset /stop
2.On the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 front-end Web server, navigate to the %allusersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\DRM\Server\ folder.
3.Delete all folders named after the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 application pool identity account. The application pool identity is the user account that Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is running under.
4.Restart the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 process by running the following command at the command prompt.
iisreset /start
Verify :
To verify that this problem is resolved, users should download and then re-upload a file from a rights-managed document library. If successful, then the problem is resolved.
Reference LinksEvent ID 5136 from Source Windows SharePoint Services 3

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