Event ID - 5789

Event Id5789
SourceNetlogon
DescriptionAttempt to update DNS host name of the computer object in Active Directory failed. The updated value was fully qualified computer name. The following error occurred: Error message.
Event InformationCause:
If the error message is "Access is Denied", then the computer account does not have the required permissions to complete a task.

If the error message is "The System Cannot Find the File Specified", then the computer account does not have permission to read the object for its computer account.

If the error messages 5789 and 5788 are received, then the DNS suffix for the computer does not match the domain name.

Related events:
Event ID: 5788, Event Source: Netlogon
Reference LinksResolution:
Event ID 5788 and Event ID 5789 Appear in the System Event Log

More Links:
DNS Registration Errors 5788 and 5789 When DNS Domain and Active Directory Domain Name Differ

Event IDs 5788 and 5789 on Windows 2000 members

Windows cannot determine the user or computer name

Event IDs 5788 and 5789 are logged when you join a Windows 2000-based client to a Windows 2000 domain

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