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Child Item with This Name Already Exists in File Server Monitoring Plan

Symptom

You've encountered the following error in Health Log for your File Server monitoring plan:

Source: File Storage Audit Service  
Event ID: 6100
User: N/A
Computer: %computer%
Description: Monitoring plan: %monitoring_plan_name%.
Data collection has failed. Error: A child item with this name already exists

Cause

The licensing data was corrupted.

Resolution

  • In case you've encountered the issue after a recent upgrade, wait for 24 hours to see if the issue is resolved on its own.
  • Reapply the license file. Refer to the following article for additional information: How to Apply Netwrix Auditor License.
  • In case reapplying the license did not help, contact Netwrix Technical Support.