On a Windows 2000 domain controller, the Event Viewer application log may
log the following event:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Computername
Description:
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. Return value (1722).
The Event Viewer system log may log either of the following events
Event Type: Error
Event Source: NETLOGON
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5788
User: N/A
Computer: Computername
Description:
Attempt to update HOST Service Principal Names (SPNs) of the computer
object in
Active Directory failed. The updated values were UNAVAILABLE
and
UNAVAILABLE. The following error occurred:
Could not find the domain controller for this domain.
Data:
0000: 74 07 00 00 t...
-or-
Event Type: Error
Event Source: NETLOGON
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5789
User: N/A
Computer: Computername
Description:
Attempt to update DNS Host Name of the computer object in Active Directory
failed.
The updated value was ComputernameDomain . The following error
occurred:
Could not find the domain controller for this domain.
where Computername is the name of a computer that is logged on
to the domain (the computer may be logged on to the domain by using cached
credentials).
This issue may occur if the computer account for the computer listed is
corrupted.
To resolve this issue, join the computer to a workgroup named WORKGROUP, and
then restart the computer. Rejoin the computer to the domain, and then
restart the computer again.
For additional information about a similar issue with a different cause,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
306927 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306927/EN-US/)
Windows 2000-Based Computer Is Inaccessible from the Domain