iSCSI Initiator Service fails to start with an error message ERROR 5: "Access is denied"

Rob Mulder 231 Reputation points
2023-01-13T15:40:39.34+00:00
It starts on Server 2019.

Server 2022 (and Windows 11):
Sometimes it starts (after a few reboots) but after the next reboot the service gives an error again.

We tried on multiple servers, bare windows installation, fully patched installation, in domain, in workgroup. Tried with and without GPO's.

We used ProcMon but nothing is recorded on the moment the error occurs.

Any help will appreciated.


Event log 'SYSTEM'
event ID: 7023
The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service service terminated with the following error: 
Access is denied.

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
  <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" /> 
  <EventID Qualifiers="49152">7023</EventID> 
  <Version>0</Version> 
  <Level>2</Level> 
  <Task>0</Task> 
  <Opcode>0</Opcode> 
  <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords> 
  <TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-01-13T15:27:48.7004154Z" /> 
  <EventRecordID>108297</EventRecordID> 
  <Correlation /> 
  <Execution ProcessID="748" ThreadID="7548" /> 
  <Channel>System</Channel> 
  <Computer>SCVMM1.DOMAIN.INT</Computer> 
  <Security /> 
  </System>
- <EventData>
  <Data Name="param1">Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service</Data> 
  <Data Name="param2">%%5</Data> 
  <Binary>4D005300690053004300530049000000</Binary> 
  </EventData>
  </Event>
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  1. Rob Mulder 231 Reputation points
    2023-02-20T10:51:50.83+00:00

    SOLVED

    It was due to wrong rights on the System Eventlog.

    Someone changed those rights when enabling Event Forwarding. That wasn't done correctly.
    Changed the rights back to default. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service service starts without problem.


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