# Things are different in WMF5 Feb **URL:** \ **Category:** DSC\ **Created:** [March 5, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833 "2015-03-05T13:25:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/1 "2015-03-05T13:25:13Z")
1. I got this error in WMF5 Feb but not in WMF5 Nov. This is just a Group resource. This event indicates that failure happens when LCM is processing the configuration. Error Id is 0x1. Error Detail is The SendConfigurationApply function did not succeed… Resource Id is [Group]Administrators and Source Info is Y:\xxxxxx\OSConfig.psm1::26::8::Group. Error Message is PowerShell DSC resource MSFT\_GroupResource failed to execute Test-TargetResource functionality with error message: Credentials are required to resolve the domain account Domain Admins. 1. The node does not correct the configuration (Pull mode). I don’t see Consistency check job in schedule task any more. When I use the command Update-DscConfiguration, it does not apply the configuration but just check if there is new one. Is it supposed to work the same way in WMF5 Feb? They are working in WMF5 Nov. What could be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/2 "2015-03-05T14:19:20Z")
Some of this is expected. The old scheduled task is gone; scheduling is just something that WMI / LCM do internally now. Update-DscConfiguration is indeed only intended to trigger a check for a new configuration in a Pull scenario. If you want to re-apply your current configuration immediately, they added a -UseExisting switch to Start-DscConfiguration. This is a bit confusing, and they may change around the verbs and user experience some more based on feedback before the final release. I’m not sure why your group resource has just started failing, though. Out of curiosity, have you tried xGroup from the xPSDesiredStateConfiguration module (in the DSC resource kit) to see if it has the same problem? ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/3 "2015-03-05T15:19:21Z")
If LCM is supposed to check the configuration by itself without schedule task, it should at least detect the change, right? I tried setting ConfigurationMode to “ApplyAndAutoCorrect” and “ApplyAndMonitor” , it does not report or try to fix the change. Is there a way to look at its schedule? I do not see anything in event log. Start-DSCConfiguration -UseExisting works but it gave me the same error. PowerShell DSC resource MSFT\_GroupResource failed to execute Test-TargetResource functionality with error message: Credentials are required to resolve the domain account Domain Admins. I will try xGroup and see if it works. Thank you so much for your help! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/4 "2015-03-05T23:15:51Z")
I’m not sure what change you’re referring to, in your latest questions. However, since the configuration is producing an error when the LCM tries to apply it, that trumps most other concerns for the moment. Until you can get it to apply properly, it’s just going to be stuck in Pending status. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/5 "2015-03-07T04:56:30Z")
Ok 1. I got a new server(node) and install WMF5 Feb. I am able to set the LCM configuration with no error. With the same configuration meta.mof , on the server that got upgrade to WMF5, I keep getting this error (however it seems like the first time, it works and then got error after that.). The setting is being set in the node but the update configuration does not work. The specified Property does not exist. + CategoryInfo : MetadataError: (root/Microsoft/…gurationManager:String) , CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 12 + PSComputerName : 1. On the new server, LCM does not try to get the configuration by itself (I configure it to Pull mode). I have to use the command Update-DscConfiguration to apply the configuration. After that, I deleted a local user and it didn’t apply to configuration again (AutoCorrect). (I removed the Group resource from the configuration.) ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/6 "2015-03-11T03:35:04Z")
Is there a way to see what scheduling that WMI / LCM do internally to check the configuration? I set the node to be ApplyAndAutoCorrect and it does not reapply the configuration. I tested it by removing one of the local user. If I use the command Start-DscConfiguration -CimSession Infra-fs-p1 -UseExisting, it replied the configuration. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/7 "2015-03-11T04:36:33Z")
The intervals are part of the output of Get-DscLocalConfigurationManager. In your case, you’d be interested in ConfigurationModeFrequencyMinutes (might not be remembering that property name exactly right, but it’s close.) There’s another one called RefreshModeFrequencyMinutes (or similar), which is how often a server in Pull mode will check in with the pull server. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/8 "2015-03-12T02:20:06Z")
I didn’t change those 2 numbers so they are both default value. It does not check for a new configuration nor applied the existing without manually sending the command. ActionAfterReboot : ContinueConfiguration AllowModuleOverWrite : False CertificateID : ConfigurationDownloadManagers : [ConfigurationRepositoryShare]PullSvcOS ConfigurationID : b7fe803c-190b-442d-9942-626edc0bab57 ConfigurationMode : ApplyAndMonitor ConfigurationModeFrequencyMins : 15 Credential : DebugMode : {All} DownloadManagerCustomData : DownloadManagerName : LCMCompatibleVersions : {1.0, 2.0} LCMState : Ready LCMVersion : 2.0 MaxPendingConfigRetryCount : StatusRetentionTimeInDays : 10 PartialConfigurations : [PartialConfiguration]OSConfig RebootNodeIfNeeded : False RefreshFrequencyMins : 30 RefreshMode : Pull ReportManagers : {} ResourceModuleManagers : {} PSComputerName : ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/9 "2015-03-12T02:21:16Z")
Your ConfigurationMode is set to ApplyAndMonitor. If you change that to ApplyAndAutoCorrect, then it should fix any configuration drift every 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/10 "2015-03-13T06:54:53Z")
I set them up with ApplyAndAutoCorrect and ApplyAndMonitor and it does not fix the configuration or check for the new configuration. As I mention earlier, using the command is fine. In event log, in WMF5 Nov, it used to show when the check for consistency and when it apply. It doesn’t show any more in WMF5 Feb. So I am wondering if there is a way to see what LCM is doing or why it is not doing every 15 minutes. BTW, xGroup is working without error. Thanks for suggesting that. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/11 "2015-03-20T13:17:03Z")
Hi Dave, I still couldn’t figure out why my node does not correct itself. I have some questions. So as I mentioned, I remove a local account of the administrators group, now Test-DscConfiguration shows that the node is not in the desirestate. ``` PS C:\Windows\system32> Test-DscConfiguration -CimSession Test-fs-p1 InDesiredState PSComputerName -------------- -------------- False Test-fs-p1 ``` My LCM is ``` ActionAfterReboot : ContinueConfiguration AllowModuleOverWrite : False CertificateID : ConfigurationDownloadManagers : [ConfigurationRepositoryShare]PullSvcOS ConfigurationID : b7fe803c-190b-442d-9942-626edc0bab57 ConfigurationMode : ApplyAndAutoCorrect ConfigurationModeFrequencyMins : 15 Credential : DebugMode : {All} DownloadManagerCustomData : DownloadManagerName : LCMCompatibleVersions : {1.0, 2.0} LCMState : Ready LCMVersion : 2.0 MaxPendingConfigRetryCount : StatusRetentionTimeInDays : 10 PartialConfigurations : [PartialConfiguration]OSConfig RebootNodeIfNeeded : False RefreshFrequencyMins : 30 RefreshMode : Pull ReportManagers : {} ResourceModuleManagers : {} PSComputerName : test-fs-p1 PSComputerName : test-fs-p1 ``` This is the result of Get-DscConfigurationStatus. My question is that should I see the log for consistency check every 30 minutes and as you can see, it does not reapply the config on 3/20. (I made the change around 9 PM.) Is there any other place that logs LCM activity? I am guessing that the ‘ReadOnly’ one is when I did Get-DscConfigurationStatus. ``` PS C:\Windows\system32\Configuration> Get-DscConfigurationStatus -all Status StartDate Type Mode RebootRequested NumberOfResources ------ --------- ---- ---- --------------- ----------------- Success 2015/03/20 22:25:02 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 22:18:57 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:32:24 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:24:12 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:23:37 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:22:07 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:21:09 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 21:14:41 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/20 19:06:36 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 17:20:31 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/13 17:12:08 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 16:29:16 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 14:35:54 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 14:31:57 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 12:06:26 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/13 11:42:47 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/13 11:33:23 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/13 11:18:16 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/11 19:06:05 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/11 19:05:35 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/11 18:52:27 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/11 18:29:05 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/11 18:25:19 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/11 18:23:42 Initial Pull False Failure 2015/03/11 18:14:45 Initial Pull False Failure 2015/03/11 18:12:57 Initial Pull False Failure 2015/03/11 18:11:48 Initial Pull False Failure 2015/03/11 17:09:24 Reboot Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/11 16:07:24 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/11 15:59:37 Initial Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/11 13:03:54 Initial Pull False 5 Success 2015/03/11 11:59:20 Initial Pull False 5 Success 2015/03/10 17:34:50 Initial Pull False 5 Failure 2015/03/06 17:45:44 Initial Pull False 6 Failure 2015/03/06 16:48:48 Initial Pull False ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/12 "2015-03-20T20:49:22Z")
Your DebugMode is set to All, which may be a problem. The February preview has a new debug option called ‘ResourceScriptBreakAll’ which allows you to attach to DSC resources running in the LCM with a debugger. Try changing DebugMode to just ‘ForceModuleImport’, and see if that clears things up. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/13 "2015-03-21T12:14:37Z")
Still now working. After I restart the WMI (15:38), it did the check and the reapply. After that I removed the user from the group again and it still does not check or correct the configuration. What else I can check? Thank you! PS C:\Windows\system32\Configuration\> Get-DscConfigurationStatus -all Status StartDate Type Mode RebootRequested NumberOfResources * * * Success 2015/03/21 21:30:25 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/21 15:43:29 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/21 15:41:51 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/21 15:38:35 Reboot Pull False 6 Success 2015/03/21 15:32:25 ReadOnly Pull False 6 Aborted 2015/03/21 15:30:36 Reboot Pull False 6 PS C:\Windows\system32\Configuration\> Get-DscLocalConfigurationManager ActionAfterReboot : ContinueConfiguration AllowModuleOverWrite : False CertificateID : ConfigurationDownloadManagers : [ConfigurationRepositoryShare]PullSvcOS ConfigurationID : b7fe803c-190b-442d-9942-626edc0bab57 ConfigurationMode : ApplyAndAutoCorrect ConfigurationModeFrequencyMins : 15 Credential : DebugMode : {ForceModuleImport} DownloadManagerCustomData : DownloadManagerName : LCMCompatibleVersions : {1.0, 2.0} LCMState : Ready LCMVersion : 2.0 MaxPendingConfigRetryCount : StatusRetentionTimeInDays : 10 PartialConfigurations : [PartialConfiguration]OSConfig RebootNodeIfNeeded : False RefreshFrequencyMins : 30 RefreshMode : Pull ReportManagers : {} ResourceModuleManagers : {} PSComputerName : ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/14 "2015-03-21T13:31:25Z")
What are the file, DSCEngineCache.mof for? (These are in c:\windows\system32\configuration) -a---- 3/21/2015 3:38 PM 6564 Current.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 9:34 PM 496 DSCEngineCache.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 9:41 PM 1254 DSCResourceStateCache.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 9:31 PM 13908 DSCStatusHistory.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 3:31 PM 2916 MetaConfig.backup.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 3:31 PM 2906 MetaConfig.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 3:38 PM 750 PartialConfigBaseDocumentInstances.mof -a---- 3/21/2015 3:38 PM 750 PartialConfigBaseDocumentInstances.mof.tmp -a---- 3/21/2015 3:38 PM 6564 Pending.mof.tmp -a---- 3/21/2015 3:38 PM 6564 Previous.mof The content of DSCEngineCache is shown below. Do you see anything wrong with it? instance of DSC\_InternalStateCache { ComplianceStatus = True; PartialConfigurationStoreUpdate = 0; GetActionStatusCode = 0; LCMStatusCode = 0; PendingJobId = “{2F1B4859-C437-11E4-80C4-000C29F52CC4}”; PendingJobStep = 0; }; ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/15 "2015-03-21T13:35:49Z")
That Pending job and the .tmp files in the folder may be what I mentioned earlier: a DSC job is sitting at a breakpoint, waiting for you to attach to it with a debugger. Try running Stop-DscConfiguration -Force , and see if those go away. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/16 "2015-03-21T13:49:07Z")
PS C:\Windows\system32\Configuration\> Stop-DscConfiguration -Force WARNING: There is no operation running concurrently. Stop will return without any action. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/17 "2015-03-21T13:58:01Z")
Sorry, I’m running out of ideas here. From what I can see of your last few posts, it looks like your configuration should be applying every 15 minutes (and pulling every 30, if it’s been updated on the server.) If it’s not doing that, maybe you’ve found a bug somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/18 "2015-03-21T14:04:28Z")
Thank you very much! I have learnt a lot from you. ---
**Author:** ![sirirat-kongdee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sirirat-kongdee](https://forums.powershell.org/u/sirirat-kongdee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/19 "2015-03-21T14:09:36Z")
One last question, at every 15 minutes and 30 minutes, should there be logs in EventViewer if it works correctly? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833/20 "2015-03-21T14:11:06Z")
Yep. Applications and Services Logs -\> Microsoft -\> Windows -\> Desired State Configuration -\> Operational [Next page](https://forums.powershell.org/t/things-are-different-in-wmf5-feb/3833.md?page=2)