Adding Source Computer Manually to WEF Subscription on windows server

Question

I need help with these errors below"

1. An object (computer or Group) with the following name cannot be found: xyz. Check the selected object types and locations for accuracy and ensure that you have typed the object name correctly, or remove this object from the selection." when adding a source computer manually to a WEF subscription on a Windows server.
2. xyz cannot be translated to a security identifier. it will not be added to the list

I'm adding servers manually to my WEF and I keep getting these errors on some of the server's names, some where successfully added. How can this be resolved?

Answer 1

Hi Faith.N,

thank you for posting on the Microsoft Community Forums.

Based on the description, I understand that your issue is related to Windows server security.

Since there are no engineers dedicated to Windows server security in this forum. In order to be able to deal with your questions quickly and efficiently, I recommend that you repost your questions in the Q&A forum, where there will be a dedicated engineer to provide you with a professional and effective response.

Here is a link to the Q&A forum: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/

Have a nice day.

Best regards,

Lei

Answer 2

Thanks Lei