The agent uses Windows® authentication to Negotiate the monitored instance. In some cases, the negotiation can fail if there is a mismatch between the authentication types used by the client and the server.
The following symptoms indicate an authentication issue:
To resolve these issues, you may need to disable the NTLMv2 authentication.
| 1  | Run regedit to edit the registry. | 
| 2  | Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa | 
| 3  | Locate the value named LMCompatibilityLevel, and change the DWORD value to 2 (send NTLM authentication only). | 
| 4  | Close regedit and restart the machine. | 
When the agent attempts to access the Windows® registry and enter the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) component, the attempt can fail if the agent user does not have the required permissions.
The following symptoms indicate a permissions issue:
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| 1  | Ensure that the following two registry keys exist on the monitored host, in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\: | 
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| b  | Start regedit, and from the Edit menu, use Find to search for the following key: 76A6415B‑CB41‑11d1‑8B02‑00600806D9B6. | 
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| f  | On the Owner tab, in the Change owner to area, select the account with which you are currently logged in.  | 
| g  | Click OK. | 
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Any WindowsShell connection made to a non-local host requires DCOM access to that machine, regardless of whether the user establishing the connection is a local or third-party user.
Therefore, agents that connect to Windows® machines using the Agent Manager’s WindowsShellService need to make the following specific registry changes to allow the connection.
| 1  | Ensure that the following two registry keys exist on the monitored host, in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\: | 
| b  | Start regedit, and from the Edit menu, use Find to search for the following key: 72C24DD5-D70A-438B-8A42-98424B88AFB8. | 
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| f  | On the Owner tab, in the Change owner to area, select the account with which you are currently logged in.  | 
| g  | Click OK. | 
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| j  | Click OK. | 
When an agent connects to a monitored Windows® host from a UNIX® machine, you must make certain registry changes in order to allow the required COM services to run.