HOW TO – Fix WinRM Service failed to create
Windows 2016, Event ID: 10154, Source: WinRM, Type: Warning
The WinRM service failed to create the following SPNs: WSMAN/hostname.domainname.local; WSMAN/INK.
User Action
1. Run ADSIEDIT.MSC
2. Browse to Domain
1. DC=domainname
1. OU=Domain Controllers
1. CN=<HOSTNAME>
3. Right click on CN=<HOSTNAME>, where <HOSTNAME> is the name of the server throwing the error, in this case it is the SRV-DC01, click Properties.
4. Click the Security Tab
1. click Add / “Network Service”
2. Then check (X) to allow access to “Validated write to service principal name”
3. Click OK
5. Run Services.msc
6. Restart the “Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)” service
7. Check event log for errors.
8. Re-Run – setspn -L <hostname>
9. Locate entries for WSMAN/<hostname> or WSMAN/<FQDN>