Issue Reported: WSUS the DSS Authentication Web Service is not working.

Error on events.

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Windows Server Update Services

Event Category: Web Services

Event ID: 12052

Time: 8:46:43 PM

User: N/A

Description:

The DSS Authentication Web Service is not working.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event ID receiving 13042, 12002, 12012, 12032, 12022, 12042, and 12052. WSUS was installed The WSUS Administration site was set up on 8350.

WSUSCtrl.log

Found WSUS Admin dll of assembly version Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration, Version=3.0.6000.273, Major Version = 0x30000, Minor Version = 0x17700111     SMS_WSUS_CONTROL_MANAGER         2/21/2017 2:32:11 AM      8144 (0x1FD0)

Found WSUS Admin dll of assembly version Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration, Version=3.1.6001.1, Major Version = 0x30001, Minor Version = 0x17710001

SMS_WSUS_CONTROL_MANAGER 2/21/2017 2:32:11 AM 8144 (0x1FD0)

The installed WSUS build has the valid and supported WSUS Administration DLL assembly version (3.1.6001.1) SMS_WSUS_CONTROL_MANAGER 2/21/2017 2:32:11 AM 8144 (0x1FD0)

System.Net.WebException: The request failed with HTTP status 404: Not Found. at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.AdminProxy.CreateUpdateServer

(Object[] args)=at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.AdminProxy.GetUpdateServer() at Microsoft.SystemsManagementServer.WSUS.WSUSServer.

ConnectToWSUSServer(String ServerName, Boolean

Solutions:

Step 1: Open Command Mode and change default directory to C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools.

Step 2: Type this command wsusutil.exe usecustomwebsite true

After executing WSUS DSS Authentication Web Service is working start as normal.

Note: Make sure server snapshot backup is there for our safety

Happy Learning!!!

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