E20235: Failed to find WinNT://SourceDomain/MachineName, hr=0x80070005. This account will not be mig (NETIQKB36211)

fact
Domain Migration Administrator 6.x

fact
Domain Migration Administrator 7.x

symptom
E20235: Failed to find WinNT://SourceDomain/MachineName, hr=0x80070005. This account will not be migrated when migrating computers.

symptom
Computer migration fails.

cause

To retrieve the properties of a computer account, the computer

• Has to be listed in Server Manager
• Must be contacted

If the physical computer specified by the source computer name is not accessibgle from the Domain Migration Administrator (DMA) console, you will receive this error, which may be a result of standard network issues such as permissions, WINS, DNS, or duplicate computer accounts on the network.

fix

Resolve the network or security issues that are preventing you from contacting the computer you are trying to migrate, follow these steps:

1. On the DMA Console, open Computer Management.
2. Right-click Computer Management (Local).
3. Select Connect to another Computer.
4. Type the name of the computer identified in the error message.
5. After it is connected, expand System Tools.
6. Expand Event Viewer.
7. Click the Security Event Log.
8. Identify and resolve any network or security issues that are preventing you from contacting the computer you are trying to migrate.

Retry the migration.

Formerly known as NETIQKB36211