Error retrieving the path to the service executable.

Error_retrieving_the_path_to_the_service_executable._2_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Management Pack

Causes
Filter Error

Resolutions
If RPC Service is not running, start it. If the RPC service is running, or if this does not resolve the issue, open a Support Call with Microsoft.

Sample Event
Error retrieving the path to the service executable. %1%2

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.PasswordChangeNotificationService.2003.Windows_2000_Domain_Controllers_Installation

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

6020

Event Source

PCNS Filter

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Low

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Error retrieving the path to the service executable.

$Data/EventDescription$

Event Log

Application

Comment

Mom2005ID='{092256E7-0060-4905-8BE6-A3563652C65D}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={F7F2D982-5AF9-11D3-BEEE-00A0C938A970}

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
CollectEventData	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Error_retrieving_the_path_to_the_service_executable._2_Rule" Target="Microsoft.Windows.PasswordChangeNotificationService.2003.Windows_2000_Domain_Controllers_Installation" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Comment="Mom2005ID='{092256E7-0060-4905-8BE6-A3563652C65D}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={F7F2D982-5AF9-11D3-BEEE-00A0C938A970}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_" Comment="{F6DA1507-12AF-11D3-AB21-00A0C98620CE}" TypeID="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Channel</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Application</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>PCNS Filter</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="Integer">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>6020</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse">

      <AlertGeneration>

        <GenerateAlert>true</GenerateAlert>

        <Owner/>

        <Description>

            $Data/EventDescription$

          </Description>

        <AlertLevel>50</AlertLevel>

        <ResolutionState/>

        <Source>

            $Data/PublisherName$

          </Source>

        <Name>Error retrieving the path to the service executable.</Name>

      </AlertGeneration>

      <InvokerType>0</InvokerType>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SystemCenterLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="DataWarehouseLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>