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Specified Network Name Is No Longer Available Error in Logon Activity Monitoring

Symptom​

The following error is prompted in Health Log for your Logon Activity monitoring plan in Netwrix Auditor:

Source:Active Directory Logon Activity Audit Service
Event ID: 5037
Description:Monitoring plan: %Logon_Activity_monitoring_plan_name%. 
Domain: %domain%.
Unable to configure the Hub Service on the server '%DCName.Domain.local%'. Error: The specified network name is no longer available

Causes​

The affected domain controller name cannot be resolved. Refer to the following list of possible causes:

  • Misconfigured ports for the Logon Activity monitoring.
  • Misconfigured audit policies.
  • Misconfigured data collecting account permissions.
  • The name of the affected domain contoller has been changed.

Resolutions​

In case the error occurred after a recent domain controller name change, review the following steps:

IMPORTANT: The affected domain controller name is provided in the error message. In the command samples provided below, the DCName.Domain.local name will be used. Make sure to replace it with the appropriate FQDN for your domain controller.

  1. Launch elevated Command Prompt.
  2. To review computer names applied to a particular DC, run the following command:
netdom computername DCName.Domain.local /enumerate
  1. To select the primary name for your domain controller, run the following command:
netdom computername DCName.Domain.local /makeprimary:%new_primary_DC_name%
  1. To remove the old name, run the following command:
netdom computername %new_primary_DC_name% /remove:DCName.Domain.local
  1. To confirm the changes have been applied, run the following command:
netdom computername %new_primary_DC_name% /enumerate

The domain controller should now have the appropriate computer name. Next, update the DFSR member object:

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. In the View menu, select Advanced Features.
  3. If SYSVOL is replicated via DFSR, expand the System node > DFSR-GlobalSettings > Domain System Volume > Topology.
  4. Right-click the object named after the old DC name, and select Rename.
  5. Specify the new DC name, and save the new name.

Once completed, this will ensure the renamed domain controller is able to replicate the SYSVOL contents.