WSUS Server not downloading updates - Invalid Cookie

The WSUS has updates approved but is not downloading. This is the error in
the softwaredistribution.log. Any ideas

2005-07-26 10:33:04.656
UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 LoggedArgumentException..ctor Argument
exceptionMicrosoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authori zation.LoggedArgumentException: invalid header
Parameter name: bytes
2005-07-26 10:33:04.671
UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 LoggedArgumentException..ctor Argument
exceptionMicrosoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authori zation.LoggedArgumentException:
Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.Lo ggedArgumentException:
invalid header
Parameter name: bytes
at
Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.Un encryptedCookieData.Deserialize(Byte[] bytes)
at
Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.En cryptionHelper.DecryptData(Byte[] cookieData)
Parameter name: cookieData
2005-07-26 10:33:04.671
UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 SoapUtilities.CreateException ThrowException: actor
= http://tcrwebsweep/ClientWebService/client.asmx,
ID=5c51967f-8f6f-4f48-8c2f-24a53e300392, ErrorCode=InvalidCookie, Message=

Mark,

WSUS questions should be posted to the newsgroup
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

HTH

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Mark Allen wrote:
> The WSUS has updates approved but is not downloading. This is the
> error in the softwaredistribution.log. Any ideas
>
> 2005-07-26 10:33:04.656
> UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 LoggedArgumentException..ctor Argument
> exceptionMicrosoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authori zation.LoggedArgumentException:
> invalid header Parameter name: bytes
> 2005-07-26 10:33:04.671
> UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 LoggedArgumentException..ctor Argument
> exceptionMicrosoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authori zation.LoggedArgumentException:
> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.Lo ggedArgumentException:
> invalid header
> Parameter name: bytes
> at
> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.Un encryptedCookieData.Deserialize(Byte[]
> bytes) at
> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.Authorization.En cryptionHelper.DecryptData(Byte[]
> cookieData) Parameter name: cookieData
> 2005-07-26 10:33:04.671
> UTC Warning aspnet_wp.87 SoapUtilities.CreateException
> ThrowException: actor =
> http://tcrwebsweep/ClientWebService/client.asmx,
> ID=5c51967f-8f6f-4f48-8c2f-24a53e300392, ErrorCode=InvalidCookie,
> Message=