This domain controller will not start up because its machine account has been deleted

This_domain_controller_will_not_start_up_because_its_machine_account_has_been_deleted_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This is a collection rule for one of the Active Directory® directory service reports.

Sample Event:

During the installation of the Directory Service, this server's machine account was deleted hence preventing this Domain Controller from starting up.

External

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Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DomainControllerRole

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

16405

Event Source

Microsoft-Windows-Directory-Services-SAM

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

High

Remotable

True

Alert Message

This domain controller will not start up because its machine account has been deleted

{0}

Event Log

System

Comment

Mom2005ID='{590068E1-11EA-45B2-A67B-D89A95C00D44}';MOM2005GroupID=

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
CollectEventData	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="This_domain_controller_will_not_start_up_because_its_machine_account_has_been_deleted_5_Rule" Comment="Mom2005ID='{590068E1-11EA-45B2-A67B-D89A95C00D44}';MOM2005GroupID=" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="AD2008Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DomainControllerRole" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>16405</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Microsoft-Windows-Directory-Services-SAM</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>2</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="This_domain_controller_will_not_start_up_because_its_machine_account_has_been_deleted_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>