Error Message: A Chain of Certs Didn't Chain as They Should in a Certain Application of Chaining

ID: Q242176


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Certificate Server version 1.0


SYMPTOMS

When you are installing a subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) certificate and an intermediate or a root CA certificate is missing from the store, the following error message may appear:

Certificate Server Hierarchy Configuration Error
A chain of certs didn't chain as they should in a certain application of chaining.

A request file exists but no valid Certificate Authority certificate was found. Please obtain a certificate, place it in the following file and re-run Certificate Server Hierarchy Configuration Utility.
sub ca2


RESOLUTION

This message is redundant and has been removed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 (SP6).

To obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack, click the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:1.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: October 28, 1999
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