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Process Cannot Access the File in Windows Server M

Symptom​

While configuring a Windows Server monitoring plan, the following error is prompted in Netwrix Auditor System Health Log:

Event ID: 1016
The collector Registry data provider gathering data on the server (server name) due to the following error:
The process cannot access the file because it is being uses by another process

Cause​

A FQDN name of the computer item should be specified instead of NetBIOS format.

Resolution​

  1. Navigate to your Windows Server monitoring plan and click Edit.
  2. On your plan editing wizard, select your computer item and click Edit item on the right.
  3. Provide a FQDN name of the computer. For example, DC.corp.local.