WSUS – Error 33002 – Access to module dbo.spConfiguration is blocked because the signature is not valid

This one has showed up on a few of our WSUS v3 based SBS 2003 R2 boxes after the last post update reboots. And, there are _lots_ of them:

Event Type:    Error
Event Source:    MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE
Event Category:    (2)
Event ID:    33002
Date:        12/1/2009
Time:        5:40:43 PM
User:        NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
Computer:   SBS
Description:
Access to module dbo.spConfiguration is blocked because the signature is not valid.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Another example of the error:

Event Type:    Error
Event Source:    MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE
Event Category:    (2)
Event ID:    33002
Date:        12/1/2009
Time:        5:40:43 PM
User:        NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
Computer:    SBS
Description:
Access to module dbo.spReturnStateMachineTransitionEventLogEntriesFromError is blocked because the signature is not valid.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

The only thing to come up in our searches to fix the problem were to do the following:

1. Start –> Run –> Services.msc [Enter]
2. Right click and Restart Windows Internal Database.
3. Right click and Restart Update Services.
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4. Verify that there are no more errors in the logs.

The solution was found on Experts-Exchange: Event ID: 33002 Access blocked because signature is not valid.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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Experts-Exchange SBS Zone Milestone – 1,000,000 Points!

One of the ways that I contribute to the SBS community is via providing assistance on the Experts-Exchange forums.

While there may not be a lot of time to dedicate to the forums, help is provided when there are a few extra minutes in between tasks.

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This week was the week where my SBS Zone point count surpassed 1 million.

The Experts-Exchange is a great place to find a quick answer to a troubling problem that may not get answered on the Microsoft Forums (News Groups).

We do find it to be a good resource for those sometimes difficult problems that have no search hits anywhere else but there.

Thanks for reading and for your support! :)

UPDATE: Okay, so somehow I managed to throw in some extra zeros in the title. :) Number fixed.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

Windows Live Writer