This appears to have been caused by Group Policy. Running a gpresult command revealed the computer was receiving power settings from a GPO. I moved a computer that was having the problem into another OU without these group policy settings and the error message in the PwrProvider.log went away. Another clue was the error code in the PwrProvider.log:
ErrorCode = "1260" Looking up the error code in trace32.exe says: This program is blocked by group policy. For more information, contact your system administrator. Source: Windows On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Adrian Greteman <[email protected]>wrote: > Sorry to dig up an old email. We are also seeing Windows 7 X64 systems > with this issue. We have deployed some older Asset Intelligence patches > kb2261172,kb2528650 and the prereq patch for R3 kb977384. > > Anyone have a fix that works? > > I have tried installing the (latest?) AI patch kb2796738 and re applying > the prereq patch for R3 kb977384. Still getting the following message in > the pwrprovider.log > > Setting AC Default index SchemePersonalityGuid: > db310065-829b-4671-9647-2261c00e86ef, SubGroupGUID: > 238c9fa8-0aad-41ed-83f4-97be242c8f20, SettingGUID: > 29f6c1db-86da-48c5-9fdb-f2b67b1f44da, ACIndex: > 0x00000000 PwrProvider 7/3/2013 10:59:01 AM 2072 (0x0818) > Could not write AC Setting Value. Setting GUID: > 29f6c1db-86da-48c5-9fdb-f2b67b1f44da, AC index 0 PwrProvider 7/3/2013 > 10:59:01 AM 2072 (0x0818) > Raising event: > [SMS_CodePage(437), SMS_LocaleID(1033)] > instance of CLIMSG_POWERAGENT_ERROR_APPLY_POWERSETTING_FAILURE > { > ClientID = "GUID:C5FF50A4-D41F-45F8-A7D0-77F4B3A5DC2C"; > DateTime = "20130703175901.919000+000"; > ErrorCode = "1260"; > MachineName = "computername"; > PowerSettingGUID = "{29F6C1DB-86DA-48C5-9FDB-F2B67B1F44DA}"; > PowerSettingName = "Sleep after"; > PowerSettingValue = "Sleep after"; > ProcessID = 3852; > SiteCode = "001"; > ThreadID = 2072; > }; > PwrProvider 7/3/2013 10:59:01 AM 2072 (0x0818) > > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Miriyala, Vasu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I am afraid as I am deserted out alone…, trying both Power Mgmt and Asset >> Intelligence( J kidding )and got into below situation. I am sure there >> are others out there ..if so appreciate your observations or how did you >> manage it **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 23 March 2011 18:05 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] AI KB 2444668 breaks Power Mgmt Module ???**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Have any of you observed the order of “SCCM Agent + SCCM R3 (KB977384) + >> Asset Intelligence Patch (KB2444668) breaks Power Mgmt to fail on agents. >> You can just try the same order**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 22 March 2011 10:29 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] RE: Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier - SCCM Power >> Mgmt**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Issue*: We are evaluating SCCM R3 features and successful in 1) >> Collecting the power reports data from clients and 2) Enforce policy >> successfully for last couple of weeks, this was a working setup. Recently >> started to observe that SCCM R3 Clients, those which has KB 2444668 (Asset >> Intelligence KB) installed on them, fails to read the power policies from >> SCCM. Power Options in control panel doesn’t show the policy assigned from >> SCCM server but falls back to default one chosen randomly from OS. Below is >> some info that helps you to understand this issue… **** >> >> **** >> >> *1st level (Glimpse)*:**** >> >> **1) **Pwrprovider.log (Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier)**** >> >> **2) **Policyevaluator.log (Namespace = >> root\ccm\policy\machine\actualconfig; Query = SELECT __CLASS, __PATH, >> __RELPATH, NonPeakPowerPlanName, PeakPowerPlanName, PowerConfigID FROM >> CCM_PowerConfig**** >> >> Unknown error encountered processing an instance of class >> CCM_PowerConfig: 80041017 )**** >> >> *2nd level (Observations):***** >> >> **1) **CCM_PowerConfig has WMI class that is created along SCCM R3 >> (KB 977384) which contains/should contain values DurationInSec, >> NonPeakPowerPlan, NonPeakPowerPlanName, PeakPowerPlan, PeakPowerPlanName, >> PeakStartTimeHoursMin, PowerConfigID, WakeUpTimeHoursMin. Power policies >> created on SCCM server are evaluated by client and then will be stored >> client OS Power Options, with the help of this WMI class. **** >> >> **2) **We found that Issue arise because PeakPowerPlanName >> andNonPeakPowerPlanNamevalues in CCM_PowerConfig doesn’t appear >> anymore/disappears and SCCM >> Agent/Policy expects these values for successful offerings of power policy, >> hence power policy fails **** >> >> *3rd level (Investigation):***** >> >> **1) **It was our observation that Asset Intelligence KB 2444668, >> once installed is removing above values and causing SCCM Power policy >> evaluation failures. Agent at 4.00.6487.2157 works, but 4.00.6487.2161 >> which is result of AI KB and it fails**** >> >> >> Have any of you observed the order of “SCCM Agent + SCCM R3 (KB977384) + >> Asset Intelligence Patch (KB2444668) breaks Power Mgmt to fail on agents. >> You can just try the same order >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 21 March 2011 09:29 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] RE: Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier - SCCM Power >> Mgmt**** >> >> ** ** >> >> < Resending due to no responses >**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 17 March 2011 10:51 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] RE: Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier - SCCM Power >> Mgmt**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Reinstalling SCCM R3 KB Article “SCCM2007AC-SP2-KB977384-x86-ENU” didn’t >> help, any clues ?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 16 March 2011 17:20 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] RE: Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier - SCCM Power >> Mgmt**** >> >> ** ** >> >> It seems I am close to nail down the issue, though not sure on why it had >> occurred now.. where all Power mgmt aspects are functioning well. Second >> how to resolve (thinking to reinstall R3 Power Mgmt KB)…but that is huge >> taks as it even hampers client health and lot of other advertisements >> compliance as well due to restart agent etc …**** >> >> ** ** >> >> * * >> >> *Issue*: Power Policies crated at SCCM fails to read/interpret by Agent >> to create a local power policy. This is due to incorrect name that appears >> in WMI classes pertains to Power Mgmt on client, versus what SCCM policy >> from server wants to feed the data. Policy doesn’t find right container to >> place a policy. Policyevluation log shows that it fails to give the power >> policy to agents, because it doesn’t find values pertains to below WMI >> class **** >> >> ** ** >> >> SCCM Policy from Server **** >> >> SCCM Client Contains (CCM_PowerConfig)**** >> >> Got extra word “Name” as highlighted**** >> >> NonPeakPowerPlan**** >> >> PeakPowerPlan**** >> >> PowerConfigID**** >> >> ** ** >> >> NonPeakPowerPlanName**** >> >> PeakPowerPlanName**** >> >> PowerConfigID**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miriyala, Vasu >> *Sent:* 16 March 2011 16:21 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [mssms] Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier - SCCM Power Mgmt** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> I have observed that some machines which used to work fine with SCCM >> Power Mgmt to enforce policies, now throws errors in Pwrprovider.log >> (Failed to read ValueUnitsSpecifier). **** >> >> Another error in Inventory.log is here…**** >> >> Collection: Namespace = root\ccm\policy\machine\actualconfig; Query = >> SELECT __CLASS, __PATH, __RELPATH, NonPeakPowerPlanName, PeakPowerPlanName, >> PowerConfigID FROM CCM_PowerConfig; Timeout = 600 secs. >> InventoryAgent 16-03-2011 12:14:19 6396 (0x18FC)*** >> * >> >> Unknown error encountered processing an instance of class >> CCM_PowerConfig: 80041017 InventoryAgent 16-03-2011 >> 12:14:20 6396 (0x18FC)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks**** >> >> Vasu **** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential >> and is the property of the Capgemini Group. 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