NetWorker: Unable to create a NetWorker client resource using wizard

Summary: Unable to create a NetWorker client resource, error "Authentication error, why  = Server rejected credential" appears.

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Symptoms

The NetWorker Management Console (NMC) client wizard operation fails when adding a NetWorker client:
Connecting to host client-name failed.  Unable to connect to server.  Unable to authenticate with server "client-name .  Authentication error, why  = Server rejected credential
The NetWorker server can properly resolve the NetWorker client through nslookup (Fully Qualified Domain Name, shortname, and IP) and the NetWorker Client is also able to properly resolve the NetWorker Server.

Cause

The NetWorker client s resource database (NSRLADB) has invalid certificates and is preventing the authentication.

Resolution

Clear the peer information about the NetWorker server and client.

The following articles include methods for clearing peer information:

Produse afectate

NetWorker

Produse

NetWorker, NetWorker Management Console
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Article Number: 000036893
Article Type: Solution
Ultima modificare: 27 Mar 2026
Version:  5
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