Active Directory Replication failed with “Target principal name is incorrect”
If you have issue with the computer account of the domain controller then you may receive target principal name is incorrect or access denied error while the time of replication
To check the computer account run the below command from affected domain controller where you receive the error
net view \\DC Name
or
net use \\DC Name
If you receive access denied error then it’s confirm computer account issue, to resolve this issue, you have to reset the computer account, reset the secure channels between these domain controllers and the PDC
Run the below command to reset the computer account,
Before running this command, disables the Kerberos Key Distribution Center service (KDC).
And this command should be run from the domain controller in which you are going to reset the password, server_name should be PDC or the replication partner
netdom resetpwd /server:server_name /userd:domain_nameadministrator /passwordd:administrator_password
More info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288167
