Resolution
fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.x
symptom
Error: 'The computer name may not consist entirely of digits.'
symptom
cause
This is the correct behavior.
fix
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.x
symptom
Error: 'The computer name may not consist entirely of digits.'
symptom
When attempting to create a computer account consisting entirely of numbers in a 2000 domain, the Directory and Resource Administrator MMC returns the following error message:
- 'The computer name may not consist entirely of digits.
cause
This is the correct behavior.
fix
This is a designed limitation in the Windows 2000 operating system. For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
- Q244412: Windows 2000 Does Not Permit All-Numeric Computer Names
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB13864