Re: Kerberos Error Message

From: Tim Springston [MS] (tspring_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/13/04


Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:36:14 -0500

Is the Windows Time Service (a.k.a W32Time) started and set to automatic on
the domain controller which you reboot to alleviate the problem?

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Tim Springston
Microsoft Corporation
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"PC" <paulm DOT c at iol DOT ie> wrote in message 
news:eD41dIYmEHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I think you are correct with regards to the time issue but I'm not sure 
> how
> to resolve this. Opti_Mystic_69 mention about what appears to be a
> discrepency between the clinet and server times in my original post. It
> would appear from my post that there is a discrepency but when I check the
> servers there is no apparent discrepancies. All servers report the correct
> time and date.
>
> To back track, I have an on going problem where some clients receive an
> error when logging on that there is a time discrepancy. This occurs 
> although
> I know for certain there is no time difference between client and server. 
> I
> order to enable authentication I have to restart the KDC on one of my DC
> (This is one of 2 DC's but it doesn't host any fsmo roles.) Immediatly I
> restart the KDC on this DC the user can logon.
>
> This happens on only a few machines but nothing seems to work to fix it. I
> have tried removing and rejoining the clients. Net diag tests on kerberos
> and DNS seem fine.
>
> Is there someway I could find out why I'm getting time discrepancy errors
> and Time related Kerberos errors when there doesn't seem to be any
> difference in time on the network?
>
> Again thanks for your help
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> "Tim Springston [MS]" <tspring@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OaCvPMTmEHA.416@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Opti_Mystic_69 is correct, sounds like a time difference.
>>
>> A good resource for troubleshooting Kerberos errors is the relatively new
>> whitepaper below:
>>
>> Troubleshooting Kerberos Errors
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/tkerberr.mspx
>>
>> -- 
>> Tim Springston
>> Microsoft Corporation
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>>
>>
>> "opti_mystic_69" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:030901c4979c$a808d520$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Paulm,
>> >
>> > The error you are receiving (0x20) indicated that the
>> > Ticket Granting Ticket has been revoked. This is usually
>> > related to a date / time problem, as TGT's are time
>> > sensitive. I noticed that in the text of the error you
>> > posted that your server date indicates as 10/9/2004 and
>> > your client date indicates as 9/9/2004. Also, there
>> > appears to be a difference of an hour between the two
>> > clocks. Perhaps you should verify that the date and time
>> > on both server and clients are synchronized...? I believe
>> > that this is the root of the issue.
>> >
>> > Hope this helps. Please post back with any more questions.
>> >
>> > Opti_mystic_69
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Hi,
>> >>
>> >>Hi Have a windows 2000 domain controllor. This server
>> > doesn't perform and
>> >>Operations master roles. I have turned on Kerberos
>> > logging as I have been
>> >>having some time sycronisation problem with some clients
>> > on the network.
>> >>
>> >>I'm receiveing a kerberos error every few hours (The
>> > doesn't seem to be any
>> >>pattern as to when these errors occur). I have looked at
>> > eventID (EventID
>> >>talks about domain trusts but this is a single domain
>> > with no trusts) and
>> >>searched on google but I can't find anything about this
>> > specific error (Note
>> >>in the error code: 0x20). The error is as follows:
>> >>
>> >>Event Type: Error
>> >>Event Source: Kerberos
>> >>Event Category: None
>> >>Event ID: 594
>> >>Date:  10/09/2004
>> >>Time:  02:26:05
>> >>User:  N/A
>> >>Computer: DCServer1
>> >>Description:
>> >>A Kerberos Error Message was received:
>> >>         on logon session InitializeSecurityContext
>> >> Client Time:
>> >> Server Time:
>> >> Error Code: 1:26:5.0000 9/10/2004 (null) 0x20
>> >> Extended Error: KRB_AP_ERR_TKT_EXPIRED
>> >> Client Realm:
>> >> Client Name:
>> >> Server Realm: MyDomainName
>> >> Server Name: krbtgt/MyDomainName
>> >> Target Name: krbtgt/MyDomainName@MyDomainName
>> >> Error Text:
>> >> File:
>> >> Line:
>> >> Error Data is in record data.
>> >>
>> >>For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> >>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Does anybody know why I'm receiving this error or where I
>> > can find more
>> >>information about it.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Paul
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>>
>>
>
> 


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