# DSC Errors
**URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/t/dsc-errors/6919
**Category:** DSC
**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/dsc-errors/6919 "2016-08-01T14:08:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@doctordns](https://forums.powershell.org/u/doctordns)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/dsc-errors/6919/1 "2016-08-01T14:08:17Z")
I goofed earlier today - and sent a DSC COnfiguration to the wrong node. A simple typo. But now I get errors I can not resolve.
Here’s the first part of my configuratino document
```
Configuration IISSRV2
{
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xWebAdministration
Import-DscResource -ModuleName PSDesiredStateConfiguration
Node SRV2
{
Windowsfeature IISSrv2
{ Ensure = 'Present'
Name = 'Web-Server'
Source = 'wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4'
}
Windowsfeature IISSrvtools
{ Ensure ='Present'
Name = 'Web-Mgmt-Tools'
Source = 'wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4'
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2"
}
Windowsfeature Scripttools
{ Ensure = 'Present'
Name = 'Web-Scripting-Tools'
Source = 'wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4'
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2"
}
```
Nothing special (and there’s more but I’ve cut that for this post).
I initially ran this, incorrectly against DC1, then changed the config document to point to SRV2. NOW\< now matter what I do, I get errors, like this:
**VERBOSE: Perform operation ‘Invoke CimMethod’ with following parameters, ‘‘methodName’ = SendConfigurationApply,‘className’ = MS
FT\_DSCLocalConfigurationManager,‘namespaceName’ = root/Microsoft/Windows/DesiredStateConfiguration’.
VERBOSE: Perform operation ‘Invoke CimMethod’ with following parameters, ‘‘methodName’ = SendConfigurationApply,‘className’ = MS
FT\_DSCLocalConfigurationManager,‘namespaceName’ = root/Microsoft/Windows/DesiredStateConfiguration’.
VERBOSE: An LCM method call arrived from computer SRV1 with user sid S-1-5-21-1987174662-1902880718-1430139159-500.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Set]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: An LCM method call arrived from computer SRV1 with user sid S-1-5-21-1987174662-1902880718-1430139159-500.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Set]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Server
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Server
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] in 0.6900 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Mgmt-T
ools
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Mgmt
-Tools
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] in 0.3130 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Script
ing-Tools
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Scri
pting-Tools
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] in 0.2420 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] The network name cannot be found.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] The related file/directory is: \dc1\psmcapp.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] Building file list from cache.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[File]IISFIles] in 0.0310 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Set] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] The network name cannot be found.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] The related file/directory is: \dc1\psmcapp.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] Building file list from cache.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] Copying file \dc1\psmcapp\Index.htm to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ReskitAp
p\Index.htm.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[File]IISFIles] Copying file \dc1\psmcapp\Page2.htm to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ReskitAp
p\Page2.htm.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Set] [[File]IISFIles] in 0.0160 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp] Application pool “RKAppPool” was found.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp] The target resource is already in the desired state. No act
ion is required.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp] in 0.3900 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[xWebAppPool]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[xWebApplication]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Start Test] [[xWebApplication]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Test] [[xWebApplication]ReskitApp] in 0.1720 seconds.
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[xWebApplication]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Resource] [[xWebApplication]ReskitApp]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Set]
VERBOSE: [SRV2]: LCM: [End Set] in 2.5890 seconds.
VERBOSE: Operation ‘Invoke CimMethod’ complete.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Server
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Server
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2] in 0.9000 seconds.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrv2]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Mgmt-To
ols
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Mgmt-
Tools
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools] in 0.3690 seconds.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]IISSrvtools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Test] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ started: Web-Scripti
ng-Tools
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] The operation ‘Get-WindowsFeature’ succeeded: Web-Scrip
ting-Tools
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Test] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools] in 0.3750 seconds.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Skip Set] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Resource] [[WindowsFeature]Scripttools]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Resource] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [Start Test] [[File]IISFIles]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The system cannot find the file specified.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The related file/directory is: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ReskitApp.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The network name cannot be found.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The related file/directory is: \dc1\reskitapp.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The path cannot point to the root directory or to the root of a net
share.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] The related file/directory is: \dc1\reskitapp.
VERBOSE: [DC1]: [[File]IISFIles] SourcePath must be specified if you want to configure the destinatio
n directory recursively. Make sure that SourcePath is a directory and that it is accessible.
SourcePath must be specified if you want to configure the destination directory recursively. Make sure that SourcePath is a
directory and that it is accessible.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (🙂 , CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 4
+ PSComputerName : dc1**
**VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM: [End Set]
VERBOSE: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
WARNING: [DC1]: LCM state is changed by non-DSC operations. If you wish to change the state of LCM
, please use Remove-DscConfigurationDocument cmdlet.
The SendConfigurationApply function did not succeed.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (root/Microsoft/…gurationManager:String) , CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 4
+ PSComputerName : dc1**
As you can see - loads of issues on DC1, but I’ve tried everything: remove-dscconfiguration documents, deleting every relevant MOF file I can see in \windows\system32\configuration.
CLues?
I really do not want to have to rebuild the systems just to get rid of these errors!
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### Author:  [@doctordns](https://forums.powershell.org/u/doctordns)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/dsc-errors/6919/2 "2016-08-01T15:48:28Z")
I figured it out.
I had left the older MOF files in the directory I ran the Start-DSCConfiguration from. ☹
An easy solution once you work out just what the heck is going on!
I wish there was some better output form the cmdlet - possibly saying ‘we are applying x.mof’…
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### Author:  [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/dsc-errors/6919/3 "2024-05-16T21:16:56Z")