"netsh" common errors

@YaronNaveh

The “netsh” command can be useful in some WCF self hosting scenarios. I have previously shown how it can configure certificates for ssl.

For example this command will bind a certificate identified by the given hash on the 8732 local port.

$> netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:8732 certhash=4f35f9386692f45b6cc35b7e786c9f06625b9567 appid={00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF}

You may encounter this error when runing the command:

SSL Certificate add failed, Error: 1312 A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.

Solution: This can mean that the certificate referenced by the hash does not have a private key. You may also want to verify that the private key has enough permissions.

Another famous error is:

SSL Certificate add failed, Error: 183 Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

Solution: This will happen if you try to bind the certificate to a port which is already binded to this or another certificate. If you want you can delete the existing binding:

$> netsh http delete sslcert ipport:1.1.1.1:8732

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