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title: Event ID 7 is intermittently logged on a Windows Server 2025-based DC
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description: Introduces the issue in which event ID 7 is intermittently logged on a Windows Server 2025-based DC.
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ms.date: 06/23/2025
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title: Event ID 7 Is Intermittently Logged on a Windows Server 2025-Based DC
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description: Describes an issue in which event ID 7 is intermittently logged on a Windows Server 2025-based DC.
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ms.date: 06/25/2025
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manager: dcscontentpm
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audience: itpro
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ms.topic: troubleshooting
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# Event ID 7 is intermittently logged on a Windows Server 2025-based DC
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# Event ID 7 is intermittently logged on a Windows Server 2025-based domain controller
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Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) that are running Windows Server 2025 might intermittently log event ID 7. This article provides suggestions for this error.
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> User: N/A
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> Computer: \<dc fqdn\>
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> Description:
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> The Security Account Manager failed a KDC request in an unexpected way. The error is in the data field. The account name was and lookup type 0x108.
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> The Security Account Manager failed a KDC request in an unexpected way. The error is in the data field. **The account name was** and lookup type 0x108.
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Event Xml:
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Event XML:
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```xml
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> The text of the event has a blank account name: **The account name was ...**.
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> The event text contains a blank account name.
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> If the event ID lists a different account name or lookup type, it might be a separate issue that requires investigation.
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## Resolution
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This issue doesn't affect computer functionality or performance. These events can be safely ignored when the account name is blank.
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Microsoft has acknowledged this issue. It doesn't affect computer functionality or performance. These events can be safely ignored when the account name is blank.
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## More information
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This issue only impacts Windows Server 2025 when running as an Active Directory Key Distribution Center (KDC). No other versions of Windows Server have this issue.
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Microsoft has acknowledged this issue. These events can be safely ignored.
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This issue only affects Windows Server 2025 when running as an Active Directory Key Distribution Center (KDC). Other versions of Windows Server don't have this issue.

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