Client says 0 updates found, server says many waiting updates.

Recently installed WSUS 3.0 on W2K3 server w/ IIs6. Everything seems
normal. The update services snap in reports many many updates
available for my clients. The update log, reports that it found 0
updates on the client. The log reports the server name correctly,
seems to get everything else right too. This is across the board for
my LAN so I am assuming it has to be something with the server. I have
placed clients in groups by registry and manually, no effect either
way. It seems there is communication going on as it should just the
client and server don't agree on the amount of content.
Forcing an update (wuauclt /detectnow) does not return any errors in
the WindowsUpdate.log

Here is my log file

2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 23c AU Triggering AU detection through
DetectNow API
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 23c AU Triggering Online detection (non-
interactive)
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 e90 AU #############
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 e90 AU ## START ## AU: Search for
updates
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 e90 AU #########
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 e90 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {44230F2A-98D5-4A7D-BD6B-E858F1716B70}]
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent *************
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent *********
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent * Online = Yes; Ignore
download priority = No
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent * Criteria = "IsHidden=0 and
IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 or
IsHidden=0 and IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and
IsAssigned=1 or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=1 and
DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1
or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation'
and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1"
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Agent * ServiceID = {3DA21691-
E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}
2007-08-28 13:18:43:189 1608 ac4 Misc Validating signature for C:
\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wuident.cab:
2007-08-28 13:18:43:221 1608 ac4 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-28 13:18:43:236 1608 ac4 Misc Validating signature for C:
\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wuident.cab:
2007-08-28 13:18:43:236 1608 ac4 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-28 13:18:43:283 1608 ac4 Misc Validating signature for C:
\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wsus3setup.cab:
2007-08-28 13:18:43:299 1608 ac4 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-28 13:18:43:314 1608 ac4 Setup *********** Setup: Checking
whether self-update is required ***********
2007-08-28 13:18:43:314 1608 ac4 Setup * Inf file: C:\WINDOWS
\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wsus3setup.inf
2007-08-28 13:18:43:330 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\cdm.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:330 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\SoftwareDistribution\Setup\ServiceStartup\wuapi.dll
\7.0.6000.381\wuapi.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:330 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\SoftwareDistribution\Setup\ServiceStartup\wuapi.dll
\7.0.6000.381\wuapi.dll.mui: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:330 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:330 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuaucpl.cpl: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuaucpl.cpl.mui: target version = 7.0.6000.381,
required version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll.mui: target version = 7.0.6000.381,
required version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll.mui: target version = 7.0.6000.381,
required version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\SoftwareDistribution\Setup\ServiceStartup\wups.dll
\7.0.6000.381\wups.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:346 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\SoftwareDistribution\Setup\ServiceStartup\wups2.dll
\7.0.6000.381\wups2.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:361 1608 ac4 Setup Update NOT required for C:
\WINDOWS\system32\wuweb.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.381, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-28 13:18:43:361 1608 ac4 Setup * IsUpdateRequired = No
2007-08-28 13:18:48:049 1608 ac4 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing
server updates +++++++++++
2007-08-28 13:18:48:049 1608 ac4 PT + ServiceId = {3DA21691-
E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}, Server URL = http://XXXX/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2007-08-28 13:20:19:237 1608 ac4 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing
extended update info +++++++++++
2007-08-28 13:20:19:237 1608 ac4 PT + ServiceId = {3DA21691-
E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}, Server URL = http://XXXX/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2007-08-28 13:20:28:799 1608 ac4 Agent * Found 0 updates and 34
categories in search; evaluated appl. rules of 610 out of 916 deployed
entities
2007-08-28 13:20:28:815 1608 ac4 Agent *********
2007-08-28 13:20:28:815 1608 ac4 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2007-08-28 13:20:28:815 1608 ac4 Agent *************
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {44230F2A-98D5-4A7D-BD6B-E858F1716B70}]
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU # 0 updates detected
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU #########
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU ## END ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {44230F2A-98D5-4A7D-BD6B-E858F1716B70}]
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU #############
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU AU setting next detection timeout
to 2007-08-29 14:20:53
2007-08-28 13:20:28:831 1608 194 AU Setting AU scheduled install time
to 2007-08-29 15:00:00
2007-08-28 13:20:33:815 1608 ac4 Report REPORT EVENT:
{C837F867-8C36-414C-A43B-B842E14323E8} 2007-08-28 13:20:28:815-0400 1
147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates
Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully
detected 0 updates.
2007-08-28 13:20:33:815 1608 ac4 Report REPORT EVENT: {9AF4BFB3-
C5CA-4CB2-B607-BCCE61841F90} 2007-08-28 13:20:28:815-0400 1 156 101
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success
Pre-Deployment Check Reporting client status.

Maybe someone here has run into this before or will spot something in
the log file. Thanks in advance.

 

'Web-based' link for the WSUS newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/co...crosoft.public.windows.server.update_services

You'd be better off posting this issue to that NG, Steve.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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