Re: A fatal error occurred either while synchronizing the Update Services computer groups

Many thanks for the response Terrance,

Just before I start the steps you suggest, I just want to mention that we're
running WSUS3 and not WSUS2. I'm assuming that this won't affect the
uninstall part of your instructions, but do you suggest I re-install WSUS2
and then upgrade to 3 or should I just re-install 3?

Waggers



"Terence Liu [MSFT]" <v-terliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:mfwSC4B1HHA.5204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello Waggers,

Thank you for posting here.

According to your description, I understand that you get Server
Performance
Report with WSUS error. If I have misunderstood the problem, please don't
hesitate to let me know.

Based on my research, I suggest we try the following steps to see if we
can
resolve this issue:

I suggest that we follow the steps below to reinstall the WSUS on SBS 2003
R2:

To uninstall the WSUS on SBS 2003 R2:

1. In Add/remove programs, select Remove to remove Windows Small business
server R2.
2. Delete all files under the folder: C:\WSUS
3. Delete all files the folder: C:\Program Files\Update Services
4. Delete the WSUS related Virtual directories under the Default web site
in IIS admin.

- UpdateServices virtual directory
- ClientWebService virtual directory
- SelfUpdate virtual directory

5. Confirm that IIS and other buildCin websites were still functioning.
6. Check and confirm the GPOs for WSUS ware gone.

- Small Business Server Update Services Client Computers Policy
- Small Business Server Update Services Server Computers Policy
- Small Business Server Update Services Common Settings Policy

7. Check and confirm the Task schedulers were removed.

- Update Services configuration task
- Update Services synchronization task
- Update Services auto approval task

To reinstall the WSUS on SBS R2:

Run from the SBS R2 Technology CD 6# Cd\WSUS_20\wsussetup.exe to reinstall
WSUS.

Hope these steps will give you some help.

Thanks and have a nice day!

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

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| From: "Waggers" <Waggers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Subject: A fatal error occurred either while synchronizing the Update
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| Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:56:56 +0100
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| I've been receiving this error in the Server Performance Report on a
daily
| basis
|
| A fatal error occurred either while synchronizing the Update Services
| computer groups with Group Policy or while moving the Unassigned
Computers
| group. To see a detailed log, create a file called SyncSecurity.Log in
| %SBSProgramDir%\Support, and then run SyncSecurity.exe again. The error
| returned was: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
|
|
| The SyncSecurity.Log reads:
|
| Begin CheckWSUSService
| Exit CheckWSUSService
|
| Begin CheckFirstSync
| Exit SyncGroups
|
| Begin SyncGroups
| The Server Computers group was not found: Update Services Server
| Computers.
| The Client Computers group was not found: Update Services Client
| Computers.
| Processing unassigned computers
| Synchronizing the GPOs
| Synchronizing the server computers.
| !ERROR! Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
| -------- UpdateGPOSecurityFilter failed on servers.
| !ERROR! Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
| --------Global Exception Handler
|
|
| I'm using WSUS 3 on a SBS 2003 SP2 R2.
|
| Could any kind soul tell me what this all means and how to fix it?
|
| Many thanks
|
| Waggers
|
|
|



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