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Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) was not able to retrieve the certificate

Hi
I am New to RMS, I had install WIndows Server 2008 64Bit that host AD DNS, and VMWARE that is running a Server 2008 that will run RMS Server (its a lab)
after the installation of RMS in the VMWARE Machine finished I got this log
Active Directory Rights Management Services: Installation succeeded with errors
Error: Attempt to configure Active Directory Rights Management Server failed. The AD RMS installation could not determine the certificate hierarchy. If the AD RMS service connection point (SCP) you need to use is registered in Active Directory but is not valid, revise it to make it valid, or create a new SCP, and install AD RMS again. at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.LicensingServerSelfEnrollment.DecideCertificateHierarchy()
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.CertificationServerSelfEnrollment.Enroll(EnrolleeServerInformation enrolleeInformation, EnrolleeRevocationInformation revocationInformation, String certificateDisplayName, String cspName, String keyContainerName)
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.ProvisioningBase.Enroll()
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.ProvisioningBase.Run()
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.ProvisionerBase.DoProvision()
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.ProvisionerHelper.Run(OperationType operationType, Object data)
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.ProvisionEngine.Run(OperationType operationType, Boolean passwordEncrypted)
at Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.Configuration.CmdLineHandler.Run()
Remove and re-install AD RMS to attempt provisioning again.

After Openning RMS I get the Following Error
AD RMS Administrator Server Fail Because the value of "AdminLocalConnectionPoint" Under registry Key
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\DRMS\2.0" was invalid

Log Name: Application
Source: Active Directory Rights Management Services
Date: 10/9/2008 9:21:00 AM
Event ID: 204
Task Category: General
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: rms.farisnt.local
Description:
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) was not able to retrieve the certificate hierarchy.
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Microsoft.RightsManagementServices.DecideCertificateHierarchyFailException
Message: The AD RMS installation could not determine the certificate hierarchy. If the AD RMS service connection point (SCP) you need to use is registered in Active Directory but is not valid, revise it to make it valid, or create a new SCP, and install AD RMS again.
+ System.Net.WebException
+ Message: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel.
+ System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException
+ Message: The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

what can I do to fix this
THanks

Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

NOTE That there is no CA installed in the lab
also I try both HTTPS and HTTP while installing the RMS but all return the same result

Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

ATTENTION, I had ask about 5 Q Non of them has been answer, whats up expert

KentFire

I am also experiencing this problem and would appreciate an answer!! How can you delete a SCP when the server no longer exists? Can it be manually removed somehow?
Thanks

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Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

HI all and thanks
I wont be able to answer before 3 days as I am away from the server, I will for sure test this when I come back

THanks

Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

OK
I am back again
THanks for your time
I will try it today and post the reply again
I am very sory for th Delay

Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

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THANKS KentFire for your Reply
I try it and it work fine, I dont know if that was the Fix
I ran the command
C:\>ADScpRegister.exe unregisterscp https://main.farisnt.local:443/_wmcs/certificationasdasdasd
Is this sentence correct
I had remove the RMS and reinstall it and now its working fine,
I use HTTP while installing, I dont know if this problem will appear if I remove the RMS and Reinstall it using HTTPS
I Will offer the point to KentFire and then later will try to remove it and install it using HTTPS
Thanks

Mehmet Muhanna

ASKER

Thanks , I will later try it also using HTTPS

KentFire

Housammuhanna,
Many thanks for the point and glad you got it sorted in the end.
Cheers.

Netways

Hi,

Where should i run that command
ADScpRegister unregisterscp <URL to unregister>
i have same problem, and when everytime i run this command, i'm given a message indicating that ADScpRegister is not recognized as an internal or external command.

Please advise,,,