Error: 'The computer name may not consist entirely of digits.' (NETIQKB13864)

fact
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

Formerly known as NETIQKB13864