Err Msg: Event 4010: Unable to Get the Local Computer Name

Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
Article ID: Q153462

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

The following event may be reported in the Application Event Viewer Log when you start Performance Monitor and add items to the chart on systems. It only occurs on a system where a 15 character computer name is used and simple network management protocol (SNMP) service is installed. The event is as follows:

   Event ID 4010
   Source: Perfctrs
   Desc: Unable to get the Local Computer Name. GetLastError code in data:
   Data: 0000006f

Counters such as Network Interface, TCP, and others may not be visible within Performance Monitor in this situation.

CAUSE

Performance Monitor allocates insufficient storage space to hold the computer name.

RESOLUTION

Obtain the fix mentioned below under STATUS.

WORKAROUND

Reduce the length of the computer name to 14 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: ntutil
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.51

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Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
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