WinRM does not respond to an authentication challenge by sending credentials on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer (912030)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:
  • You send a request from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer to a remote server by using the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) command-line tool. (WinRM is the Microsoft implementation of the WS-Management protocol.)

    For example, you type the following request:

    winrm operation http://Server_Name/wsman

  • The remote server responds by sending a http 302 status code to http://Server_Name/wsman/. A trailing slash is included at the end of the requested URL.
  • The WS-Management protocol repeats the request to the redirected URL.
  • The remote server responds by sending a 401 authentication challenge.
In this scenario, WinRM does not respond to the authentication challenge by sending credentials.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use the -prefix switch with the WinRM command to add a trailing slash (/) to the URL. For example, type the following command to add a trailing slash (/) to http://Server_Name/wsman:

winrm operation -machine:Server_Name -prefix:wsman/ ResourceURI

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For more information about the WS-Management protocol, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winrm/winrm/ws-management_protocol.asp

For more information about WinRM, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winrm/winrm/portal.asp

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/17/2006
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