Quick Solution 5 : Requested registry access is not allowed

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Error Message

The timer job completed, but failed on one or more machines in the farm

SharePoint ULS:
<date time> OWSTIMER.EXE (0x06C0) 0x07E4 SharePoint Foundation Timer 6398 Critical The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServiceApplicationInstanceProvisioningJobDefinition (ID 94bba7da-a1d1-4416-8b29-90097d834a3b) threw an exception. More information is included below.  Requested registry access is not allowed. d76d33cf-1737-48b9-b880-6d4561081fa2

Exception stack trace:  
 at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.OpenSubKey(String name, Boolean writable)    
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities.SetupUtility.get_InstallLocation()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.get_InstallPath()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.ProvisionApplicationInstance()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.ProvisionLocal(SPServiceInstance serviceInstance) 

System Log:
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation
Date:          <date time>
Event ID:      6398
Task Category: Timer
Level:         Critical
Keywords:     
User:          <user alias>
Computer:      <computer name>
Description:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServiceApplicationInstanceProvisioningJobDefinition (ID 94bba7da-a1d1-4416-8b29-90097d834a3b) threw an exception. More information is included below.

Requested registry access is not allowed.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation" Guid="{6FB7E0CD-52E7-47DD-997A-241563931FC2}" />
    <EventID>6398</EventID>
    <Version>14</Version>
    <Level>1</Level>
    <Task>12</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-03-08T03:16:46.198079000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>26617</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation ActivityID="{D76D33CF-1737-48B9-B880-6D4561081FA2}" />
    <Execution ProcessID="1728" ThreadID="2020" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>SPS2010-01.contoso.com</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3468372412-3115835394-1960983456-1105" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="string0">Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServiceApplicationInstanceProvisioningJobDefinition</Data>
    <Data Name="string1">94bba7da-a1d1-4416-8b29-90097d834a3b</Data>
    <Data Name="string2">Requested registry access is not allowed.</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

 

Causes

The issue is caused by the insufficient permission on registry key: 

at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.OpenSubKey(String name, Boolean writable)    

Solutions 

To solve the issue, please follow these steps:

  1. Use the Process Monitor to monitor the registry, once you get the following ACCESS DENIED message(You can filter the result with “Result contains Access Denied”):  

    Date & Time:      <date time>

    Event Class:        Registry

    Operation: RegOpenKey

    Result:  ACCESS DENIED

    Path:     HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0

    TID:        2020

    Duration:             0.0000297

    Desired Access:                Read

  2. Open Registry Editor (Start > Run, type regedit)

  3. Open key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0(got from Process Monitor from step 1)

  4. Assign the SharePoint Timer Service account the Read permission to this key