Service Error

[closedstack]

Service is running but Launching MakeMeAdmin throws an error. The log later shows this message. Also any users manually added to local administrators (for a temporary workaround) get immediately removed by the service. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot it? Is there a way to turn on debug logging?

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** Exception Text ** System.IO.PipeException: The pipe endpoint 'net.pipe://computer.domain.com/MakeMeAdmin/Service' could not be found on your local machine.

** Loaded Assemblies ** mscorlib Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll

MakeMeAdminUI Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/MakeMeAdminUI.exe

CrowdStrike.Sensor.ScriptControl Assembly Version: 6.13.12708.0 Win32 Version: 6.13.12708.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/System32/CrowdStrike.Sensor.ScriptControl12708.dll

System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

System Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4200.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll

System.Drawing Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll

System.Configuration Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4190.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll

System.Core Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll

System.Xml Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll

ProcessCommunication Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/ProcessCommunication.DLL

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.dll

LsaLogonSessions Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/LsaLogonSessions.DLL

Logging Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/Logging.DLL

Accessibility Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll

Enumerations Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/Enumerations.DLL

System.DirectoryServices Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.DirectoryServices/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.DirectoryServices.dll

System.ServiceModel Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.ServiceModel/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.ServiceModel.dll

Settings Assembly Version: 2.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Make%20Me%20Admin/Settings.DLL

System.Runtime.Serialization Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Serialization/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Serialization.dll

SMDiagnostics Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/SMDiagnostics/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/SMDiagnostics.dll

System.ServiceModel.Internals Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.ServiceModel.Internals/v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/System.ServiceModel.Internals.dll

System.IdentityModel Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.IdentityModel/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.IdentityModel.dll

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[closedstack]

Hi @pseymour .. any ideas on what might be causing this or how to go about debugging this issue?

[pseymour]

I'm not sure what the cause is of the named pipe not being available.

I've never seen Make Me Admin remove someone that it didn't add. Is there an event log entry (event ID 1) for this?

[closedstack]

I see event ID 1 but nothing about the error there. The machine had another issue with VPN/DNS connectivity when IPv6 was enabled so troubleshooting that at the moment, but I can send you the event log messages if it helps. Event ID 1 just has the user name and that he was added or removed from the group. that is the other part.. it won't let the user be in the group even if I manually add him to give temporary access.

[closedstack]

let me know if this error helps.. I also have a procmon trace of the system while a) starting the service, launch UI and click the "Add me to Administrators" process. If a process dump or something helps, I can get that too. Of course this doesn't happen on all machines, just a very small subset.

[closedstack]

This is from a Windows 7 machine that I saw an issue with if it helps.. I had manually added the user to Local Administrators and then started the service.. got this error trying to remove the user from administrators using Make Me Admin

[brycespaulding]

Steps to recreate the error for me: Non-Elevated account signed into the computer. Open MakeMeAdmin The button for "Make me and administrator" will become available After clicking the button this error message will be displayed:

I found some errors in Event Viewer that may give additional information into the problem.

I uninstalled MakeMeAdmin, restarted the computer, then reinstalled MakeMeAdmin but the same error message came up trying to get admin rights again.

I also verified that the MakeMeAdmin Service is listening for traffic on 0.0.0.0:808

@pseymour Does this help you figure out what could be happening?

[mherbert18]

I was getting the same error message after trying to elevate through the application and was actually unable to uninstall the application as well. I ended up deleting the user.xml file and restarting and that resolved our issue.