WsatConfig Error 40 – WsatConfig.exe is not able to give MSDTC Read access to the certificate’s private key file

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Error40 – WsatConfig.exe is not able to give MSDTC Read access to the certificate’s private key file generated by the WS-AtomicTransaction Configuration Utility (wsatConfig.exe) and the potential solution that helps to resolve the issue.

wsatConfig Error Description

WsatConfig.exe is not able to give MSDTC Read access to the certificate’s private key file

How to fix the Error WsatConfig.exe is not able to give MSDTC Read access to the certificate’s private key file ?

You can fix this error in wsatConfig by following the below steps

Execute WsatConfig.exe under an Administrator user account.