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"Access Denied" error when you run mpclaim.exe command to retrieve MPIO configuration reports in Windows Server 2012 R2

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Symptoms

When the Encrypting File System (EFS) feature is disabled, such as by Group Policy, retrieving the MPIO configuration by using the mpclaim command together with the -v option causes an "Access Denied" error and doesn’t show the configuration. 

Note MPIO represents Microsoft Multipath I/O.

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Cause

This issue occurs because mpclaim always tries to write the configuration to an encrypted file.

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Resolution

To fix this issue, install June 2016 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Note After you install this update, mpclaim -v config.txt will continue to try to write to an encrypted file and won't work correctly when EFS is disabled.  You should use the -n flag, mpclaim -v config.txt -n, which will write to a file that's not encrypted and succeed whether the EFS feature is disabled or not.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseadvanced, kbfix, KB3161579, kbAudITPRO

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Article Info
Article ID : 3161579
Revision : 5
Created on : 2/5/2019
Published on : 2/5/2019
Exists online : False
Views : 1282