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Recovery for MS Exchange - cannot RDP into console

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Hi, I have just installed ABR 10 and Recovery for MS Exchange (SBS edition)

When managing the customer server remotely, I cannot connect to the Acronis Agent using RDP. The 'Processing ...' box comes up and just sits there until I end the task in task manager.

If I connect locally or use GotoAssist I can access the console fine.

The build is the latest version 1.220

Does anyone have a fix for this? We mangage all our customers using RDP so this is a problem for us.

Thanks in advance!

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Hello Tony,

No worries, I will help you with this situation.

As far as I understand you're connecting to customers PC1 with Management Console installed via RDP, and then trying to connect Management Console to Agent installed on PC2, is that correct?

Could you please clarify, what do you mean under "If I connect locally or use GotoAssist I can access the console fine." What does "locally" mean here, is it without RDP? Could you please provide me with the exact sequence of actions that lead to the issue you report, so that I can try to reproduce it?

The issue can be related to encrypted communications between your computers. Also it can be in incorrect SSL certificate generation for intercomponent connections of Acronis products.

Please do the following to fix the issue:

  • Make sure that the user account under which you are trying to connect does not have a blank password. This is a restriction of Windows operating system that does not allow connections under user accounts that have blank passwords;
  • Please make sure you use the latest build of the software.

    You can download all necessary files from Registered products and downloads section in your account.

    If you have not registered your product on our web site yet, we recommend to do it in order to receive free updates.

    - Choose Product registration
    - Enter the serial number for your Acronis product in the corresponding field.

  • Install the product and update all the components;
  • Reboot the machine or restart the respective Windows service (see the More information section for details);
  • Make sure the user, under which you are trying to connect, is a member of both Administrator and Backup operators groups on the machine, to which you are trying to connect:
    • Hit Start -> Run and type in compmgmt.msc;
    • Click on Local Users and Groups;
    • Find the user account that you use to log in and double click on it;
    • Click on the Member of tab, then on Add and type in Backup operators. Click OK;
    • In the same window type in Administrator and click OK.

If the issue persists, then try disabling SSL encryption:

  • Click Start -> Run and type in regedit to open Windows Registry Editor;
  • Browse to:

    Windows 32 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\Encryption\Server
    Windows 64 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acronis\Encryption\Server

  • Rename the Server subkey to Server1.

I'd like to make sure all your queries regarding Acronis products are resolved.
Additionally to this, you are welcome to ask me any other questions concerning Acronis, and I will assist you further.

Thank you.

If the issue persists, then try disabling SSL encryption:

Click Start -> Run and type in regedit to open Windows Registry Editor;
Browse to:

Windows 32 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\Encryption\Server
Windows 64 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acronis\Encryption\Server

Rename the Server subkey to Server1.

Thank you that solved my problem.

Hello Tony,

I'm very glad that the issue is resolved. In some cases products cannot connect each other due to enabled encryption.

Anyway, please do to hesitate to contact us again if you have questions concerning Acronis.

Best regards,