Here follows instructions on how to perform an in-place upgrade with Specops Deploy OS. This is for Windows 10 1909 in-place upgrades but the same steps goes for any Operative System. Keep in mind that all Specops components must... Read More
How the Specops Deploy licenses are being counted and how to free up seats.
The license count The requirements that needs to be fulfilled for taking up a license seat are that the Specops Client Side Extension is installed on the machine and that a Specops Deploy configured group policy Is applied to... Read More
Breached List download problem when trying to run Specops Auditor and Breached Password Protection
Description: When you Specops Password Auditor, and you try checking for a Breached Password Protection dictionary update this message comes up: Failed to check for the latest version of the Breach list at https://breach-protection.specopssoft.com/. Make sure there is an... Read More
403 – Forbidden: Access is denied when browsing to your Specops Password Reset site.
Description: When you browse out to your Specops Password Reset site you encounter the following error: 403 – Forbidden: Access is denied. You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.... Read More
Enable .Net in your client OS
.NET is a programming framework created by Microsoft that developers can use to easily create applications. .Net applications are commonly used by desktop and web services. The .Net framework must be installed on your client machine in order to... Read More
Failed to get the SPR service account UPN from the server ‘..’ Identity check failed for outgoing message. The expected DNS identity of the remote endpoint was ..
The following error message was received after a Specops Password Reset installation or upgrade: Failed to get the SPR service account UPN from the server ‘..’Identity check failed for outgoing message. The expected DNS identity of the remote endpoint... Read More
Service failed to start (Initializing ServiceHost) System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot find the X.509 certificate using the following…
The Specops Password Reset Server Service will not start on the server, the application log is showing the following error: Service failed to start (Initializing ServiceHost)System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot find the X.509 certificate using the following search criteria: StoreName ‘My’, StoreLocation... Read More
How to replace the Specops Password Reset web server certificate
First you need to import that certificate (including the private key – the icon will have a little key on it if it includes the private key) into the computers cert store. Then open up IIS Manager on the... Read More
License key error, attempted to perform an unauthorized operation
This usually means that you’re not authorized to import the license key file. Make sure that you’re logged in with a domain administrator account on the machine. Close the Password Policy Domain Administration tool, open it again by right... Read More
Invalid license key
Version mismatch The error message can appear if there’s a version mismatch. If for instance the version of the installed product is 6.x and the license key that you’re trying to import is for version 7.x then this can... Read More