WMI errors when running dfsrdiag backlog command

Question

_{Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:43 PM}

I am getting an error when trying to do backlog report from both powershell & cmd. i am running the command as a domain admin.
DFS-SRV1 is a Windows Server 2008 R2 Std in site 1
DFS-SRV2 is a Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter in site 2 (is virtualised  on esx 4)

I have restart the replication service on both servers also tried rebooting DFS-SRV2. I have check that I can connect to all port required using PortQuery and used Wbemtest.exe to check I can access the required Win32_Perf counters.
i have checked that local admin on both has access to \root\microsoftdfs WMI namespace on both servers

run from DFS-SRV1
PS C:\Users\username> dfsrdiag backlog /RGName:domain.com\shares\Ops /RFName:Ops /SMem:dfs-srv2 /RMem:dfs-srv1
[ERROR] Access is denied when connecting to WMI services on computer: dfs-srv1.belfor-uk.com

Operation Failed
run from DFS-SRV2
PS C:\Users\username> dfsrdiag backlog /RGName:domain.com\shares\Ops /RFName:Ops /SMem:dfs-srv2 /RMem:dfs-srv1
[ERROR] Access is denied when connecting to WMI services on computer: dfs-srv2.belfor-uk.com

Operation Failed

All replies (2)

_{Friday, May 21, 2010 1:42 PM | 5 votes}

I just had the same issue then I remembered to open the cmd or .bat script with right-click and choose Run as administrator.

_{Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:44 PM}

I wrote a few batch files that invoke dfsrdiag to check the replication status of some shares.  I have been using these batch files successfully for months.

Starting a couple weeks ago, I am getting the same error.

I am running them as I always have, from an administrator command prompt...