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Standalone computers can not download updates from WSUS: unable to find resource reportingevent.client.167

Mohamed SAKHO 116 Reputation points
2023-10-02T14:25:36.8966667+00:00

Hello, I made a modification to my WSUS environment to change the server URL from http to https.

by following the following procedure.

https://www.it-connect.fr/chapitres/wsus-https-avec-un-certificat-ssl-pour-plus-de-securite/

Since then I have encountered a problem when downloading updates for my non-domain machines for which it worked because I specified for these machines the IP of my server in the registry followed the 8530 port.

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And so since I switched to https by specifying the WSUS address followed the 8531 port, and since my machines (non-domains) are no longer able to download their updates.

I used the method using my company's certificate authority, installed on my client machines Iinstalled the correct certificates in the trusted root authority and personal store (wsus) stores.

I also noticed that since my change, I have a lot of errors linked to IIS services like the image in attached file.

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And in the WSUS console by selecting one of my client machines (outside the domain) in error, I get the message below.

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Did I miss a step in my actions?

Thanks for your help.

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  1. Adam J. Marshall 9,121 Reputation points MVP
    2023-10-04T15:37:46.3566667+00:00

    Non-domained - sounds like you missed the 1 step to import the SSL Certificate as a trusted certificate on the client!

    https://www.ajtek.ca/wsus/how-to-setup-manage-and-maintain-wsus-part-7-ssl-setup-for-wsus-and-why-you-should-care/

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  2. Mohamed SAKHO 116 Reputation points
    2023-10-05T14:38:29.2666667+00:00

    Hello @adam J. Marshall,

    Thank you for your response.

    on the non-domained computers, I already import my internal CA in Trusted Root Certification authorities>certificate and import my wsus ssl certiificate in personal>certificate but it doesn't work. But I mean normally the certification authority should be enough..no ?

  3. Mohamed SAKHO 116 Reputation points
    2023-10-09T14:38:25.99+00:00

    Hello Adam,

    when I try to download the cab file as it shows in the article, it's works fine, when I brose to the url as it shows in the same article, it works fine also.

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  4. Mohamed SAKHO 116 Reputation points
    2023-10-11T11:49:23.2033333+00:00

    Hello it looks good when I ran the client side script. The non-domain devices retrieve their updates.

    Thank you Adam.

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