# Winrm

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [September 18, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471 "2013-09-18T21:03:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471/1 "2013-09-18T21:03:17Z")

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Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I’m launching hosting my open source server in house:

ERROR: Failed to authenticate to [“192.168.XX.XX”] as administrator  
Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
ERROR: Failed to authenticate to [“192.168.XX.XX”] as administrator  
Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).

Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
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Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password specified. 401 is un-authorized.

On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:

> Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching hosting my open source server in house:
> 
> ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> 
> Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
> [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com)
> 
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thats very odd, b/c i copied and pasted into windows login and it works.

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Paul Morton - BIA  
[pmorton@biaprotect.com](mailto:pmorton@biaprotect.com)wrote:

> Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password  
> specified. 401 is un-authorized.
> 
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:
> 
> > Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the  
> > hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching  
> > hosting my open source server in house:
> > 
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> > DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> > DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C  
> > %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> > DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> > 
> > Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
> > [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com)
> > 
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Could this be from misconfigured WinRM? I followed the instructions just as I did with previous servers. The only difference is now I am hosting the chef server vs. having it hosted.  
Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
[nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com)

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t (+1) 212.308.5648 / f (+1) 212.201.9203  
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On Sep 18, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:

> thats very odd, b/c i copied and pasted into windows login and it works.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Paul Morton - BIA [pmorton@biaprotect.com](mailto:pmorton@biaprotect.com) wrote:  
> Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password specified. 401 is un-authorized.
> 
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:
> 
> > Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching hosting my open source server in house:
> > 
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> > DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> > DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> > DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> > 
> > Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
> > [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com)
> > 
> > The Orchard® / [www.theorchard.com](http://www.theorchard.com)
> > 
> > t (+1) 212.308.5648 / f (+1) 212.201.9203  
> > 23 E. 4th St., 3rd Fl / New York, NY 10003
> > 
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> --  
> Nikhil Shah / System Administrator
> 
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> 
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471/5 "2013-09-18T22:16:53Z")

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On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Paul Morton - BIA wrote:

> Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password specified. 401 is un-authorized.
> 
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah \<[nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) ([mailto:nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com))\> wrote:
> 
> > Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching hosting my open source server in house:
> > 
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> > DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> > DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> > DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> > DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> > 
> > Nikhil Shah / System Administrator

To clarify, your authentication credentials are being rejected by the Chef server. So either you have a bad client key or node name.

## To test things out with knife, you can try something like `knife node list -s CHEF_SERVER_URL -u CLIENT_NAME -k PATH_TO_CLIENT_KEY`

Daniel DeLeo

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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471/6 "2013-09-18T22:31:13Z")

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On Sep 18, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:

> Could this be from misconfigured WinRM? I followed the instructions just as I did with previous servers. The only difference is now I am hosting the chef server vs. having it hosted.

I've seen weird problems with WinRM. For example, see KNIFE-22 [1], KNIFE-298 [2], and KNIFE-337 [3].

[1] [https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-22](https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-22)  
[2] [https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-298](https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-298)  
[3] [https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-337](https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/KNIFE-337)

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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471/7 "2013-09-18T22:39:33Z")

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Daniel, that could be a possibility. I migrated from chef hosted to chef open source, I'll touch base with you tomorrow -

Thanks,

Nikhil Shah

On Sep 18, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Daniel DeLeo [dan@kallistec.com](mailto:dan@kallistec.com) wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Paul Morton - BIA wrote:
> 
> > Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password specified. 401 is un-authorized.
> > 
> > On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching hosting my open source server in house:
> > > 
> > > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> > > DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> > > DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> > > DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> > > DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> > > DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> > > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> > > 
> > > Nikhil Shah / System Administrator
> 
> To clarify, your authentication credentials are being rejected by the Chef server. So either you have a bad client key or node name.
> 
> ## To test things out with knife, you can try something like `knife node list -s CHEF_SERVER_URL -u CLIENT_NAME -k PATH_TO_CLIENT_KEY`
> 
> Daniel DeLeo

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**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/winrm/4471/8 "2013-09-19T17:25:48Z")

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Daniel,

I think you got it. I believe when I ported over it messed with the permission of the client key. I was able to deploy a new server, ill try the ones I have been having issues with.  
Nikhil Shah / System Administrator  
[nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com)

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On Sep 18, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Daniel DeLeo [dan@kallistec.com](mailto:dan@kallistec.com) wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Paul Morton - BIA wrote:
> 
> > Nikhil - This typically means that you have the wrong username or password specified. 401 is un-authorized.
> > 
> > On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Nikhil Shah [nshah@theorchard.com](mailto:nshah@theorchard.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > Anyone seen this error message? I had it working (of course with the hosted solution); however, this is the first windows server I'm launching hosting my open source server in house:
> > > 
> > > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).  
> > > DEBUG: Adding 192.168.XX.XX  
> > > DEBUG: :session =\> :init  
> > > DEBUG: :relay\_to\_servers =\> cmd.exe /C %TEMP%\bootstrap-5449-1379538020.bat  
> > > DEBUG: :relayed =\> 192.168.XX.XX  
> > > DEBUG: 192.168.XX.XX =\> :run\_command  
> > > ERROR: Failed to authenticate to ["192.168.XX.XX"] as administrator  
> > > Response: Bad HTTP response returned from server (401).
> > > 
> > > Nikhil Shah / System Administrator
> 
> To clarify, your authentication credentials are being rejected by the Chef server. So either you have a bad client key or node name.
> 
> ## To test things out with knife, you can try something like `knife node list -s CHEF_SERVER_URL -u CLIENT_NAME -k PATH_TO_CLIENT_KEY`
> 
> Daniel DeLeo