Cannot join server group Joining the server group failed. Please refer to the windows event log on the joiner for details.

[Arunkumar K]

Hi All,

 

When i try to join my secondary store front server with primary store front server using the join existing server group i am getting the attached error message.

 

Also refer the below event logs for your reference. Please check and provide soltuion.

 

 

Log Name:      Citrix Delivery Services
Source:        Citrix Cluster Join Service
Date:          29-05-2023 17:02:46
Event ID:      1
Task Category: (2850)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      VARIANCTXSTF02.aoi.local
Description:
An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.

Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces, Version=3.23.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856
An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

System.Management.Automation.ActionPreferenceStopException, System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo: System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo[]
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.InvokeCommand(IPowerShellCommand command, Command powerShellCommand)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Citrix Cluster Join Service" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>2850</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-05-29T11:32:46.294674000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>4</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Citrix Delivery Services</Channel>
    <Computer>VARIANCTXSTF02.aoi.local</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.

Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces, Version=3.23.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856
An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

System.Management.Automation.ActionPreferenceStopException, System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo: System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo[]
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.InvokeCommand(IPowerShellCommand command, Command powerShellCommand)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)
</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

 

 

 

Log Name:      Citrix Delivery Services
Source:        Citrix Cluster Join Service
Date:          29-05-2023 17:02:46
Event ID:      3
Task Category: (2201)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      VARIANCTXSTF02.aoi.local
Description:
Exception configuring the Joiner for the Server Group.
Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces, Version=3.23.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856
An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.CertificateBL.CreateCertificate(String friendlyName)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.ClusterService.Service.ServiceController.ConfigureJoiner(IClusterJoin joinProxyWrapper, ClusterJoinRequest joinRequest, ClusterAuthorizationResponse authResponse, ClusterDetailsResponse detailsResponse)

System.Management.Automation.ActionPreferenceStopException, System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo: System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo[]
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.InvokeCommand(IPowerShellCommand command, Command powerShellCommand)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Citrix Cluster Join Service" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">3</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>2201</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-05-29T11:32:46.294674000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>5</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Citrix Delivery Services</Channel>
    <Computer>VARIANCTXSTF02.aoi.local</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Exception configuring the Joiner for the Server Group.
Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces, Version=3.23.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856
An error occurred running the command: 'New-DeliveryServicesCertificate' 
The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\UtilsModule.psm1:340 char:20
+     $certificate = New-DSCertificate -X500 $certificateSubject `
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.CertificateBL.CreateCertificate(String friendlyName)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.ClusterService.Service.ServiceController.ConfigureJoiner(IClusterJoin joinProxyWrapper, ClusterJoinRequest joinRequest, ClusterAuthorizationResponse authResponse, ClusterDetailsResponse detailsResponse)

System.Management.Automation.ActionPreferenceStopException, System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo: System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.InterpretedFrameInfo[]
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.InvokeCommand(IPowerShellCommand command, Command powerShellCommand)
   at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)
</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

[Jeff Riechers]

Make sure you are logged in with a domain admin account.  And that the services are running with the appropriate permissions.  Refer to this article for info.

 

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX221603

[Jason Ochs1709152296]

Can you copy/install the cert manually? Check cert permissions too.