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CRM 4.0 Invalid license

When opening the Deployment Manager:

The type initializer for 'PIDGenNativeMethods' threw an exception.
System.TypeInitializationException

Server stack trace:
at Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.LicenseHelper.PIDGenNativeMethods.Call(String licenseKey)
at Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.LicenseHelper.ReadLicense()
at Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Admin.LicenseController.GetRemainingDaysIfTrialLicenseAndIsNotificationDay()
at Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Admin.DMSnapInController.GetRemainingDaysIfTrialLicenseAndIsNotificationDay()
at Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Admin.DMSnapInHelper.DisplayMessageBoxIfTrialLicenseAndIsNotificationDay(Console console)
at Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Admin.DMSnapIn.OnInitialize()
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.SnapInBase.Initialized()
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Internal.SnapInClient.Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Internal.ISnapInClient.Initialize(ISnapInPlatform snapInPlatform)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Executive.SnapInInitializationOperation.OnStart()
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Executive.RunningOperationsTable.EnqueueOperation(Operation operation)
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Executive.StandAloneComponentData..ctor(SnapInRegistrationInfo info, Int32 bookkeepingId)
at Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Advanced.FrameworkSnapInFactory.Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Advanced.ISnapInFactory.CreateSnapIn(Int32 bookkeepingId, String snapInKey, Object& snapIn)

When accessing CRM (WEB):
Server Error in '/' Application.
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Invalid license. PidGen.dll cannot be loaded from this path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Server\bin\PidGen.dll
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: Microsoft.Crm.CrmException: Invalid license. PidGen.dll cannot be loaded from this path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Server\bin\PidGen.dll

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[CrmException: Invalid license. PidGen.dll cannot be loaded from this path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Server\bin\PidGen.dll]
Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.PIDGenNativeMethods..cctor() +254

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'PIDGenNativeMethods' threw an exception.]
Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.PIDGenNativeMethods.Call(String licenseKey) +0
Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.LicenseHelper.ReadLicense() +322
Microsoft.Crm.Admin.AdminService.CrmLicenseService.IsDeploymentExpired() +99
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.OrganizationSettingsCacheLoader.LoadCacheData(Guid key, ExecutionContext context) +120
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.ObjectModelCacheLoader`2.LoadCacheData(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +123
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.BasicCrmCache`2.CreateEntry(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +119
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.BasicCrmCache`2.LookupEntry(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +119
Microsoft.Crm.BusinessEntities.SecurityLibrary.IsOrganizationSpecialUser(Guid organizationId, Guid userId, ExecutionContext context) +188
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.UserDataCacheLoader.LoadCacheData(Guid key, ExecutionContext context) +766
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.ObjectModelCacheLoader`2.LoadCacheData(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +553
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.BasicCrmCache`2.CreateEntry(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +119
Microsoft.Crm.Caching.BasicCrmCache`2.LookupEntry(TKey key, IOrganizationContext context) +119
Microsoft.Crm.BusinessEntities.SecurityLibrary.GetUserInfoInternal(WindowsIdentity identity, IOrganizationContext context, UserAuth& userInfo) +396
Microsoft.Crm.BusinessEntities.SecurityLibrary.GetCallerAndBusinessGuidsFromThread(WindowsIdentity identity, Guid organizationId) +212
Microsoft.Crm.Authentication.CrmWindowsIdentity..ctor(WindowsIdentity innerIdentity, Boolean publishCrmUser, Guid organizationId) +389
Microsoft.Crm.Authentication.WindowAuthenticationProviderBase.Authenticate(HttpApplication application) +723
Microsoft.Crm.Authentication.AuthenticationStep.Authenticate(HttpApplication application) +302
Microsoft.Crm.Authentication.AuthenticationPipeline.Authenticate(HttpApplication application) +106
Microsoft.Crm.Authentication.AuthenticationEngine.Execute(Object sender, EventArgs e) +1194
System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +80
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +171

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3625; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3618

Chinmay Patel

Hi VPUser,

Can you check if C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Server\bin\PidGen.dll exists?

Regards,
Chinmay.

VPuser

ASKER

Hi,

the file exists. File version: 1.6.0.34463

Regards,
Morten

Feridun Kadir

Are you perhaps using a trial license that has expired?

Did Deployment Manager previously work?

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It solved the CRM problem

ali2012

"We had to disable Group Policy restrictions on theOU where the CRM Server resides"

I have the same issue, could you elaborate on the above to help resolve?

Do you mean removing/preventing any GPOs from applying to the OU in which the CRM server sits? I have the same GP applying to other CRM installations, the only different policy I have applying to this one in are to set members of local admins.

Any help appreciated.