1181973 - Error: "Failed to assign SPN on account..." or "Failed to crack name..." configuring Active Directory

One of the steps to configure Active Directory (AD) using Java InfoView is to run the Windows utility setspn.exe. When running this program, one of the following error messages appears:

"C:\Program Files\Resource Kit>setspn.exe -R servername
Failed to crack name DOMAIN\servername into the FQDN, (0) 1 0x2"

-OR-
 
"C:\Program Files\Resource Kit>setspn.exe -A BOBJCentralMS/HOSTNAME.DOMAIN.COM ServiceCMS
Registering ServicePrincipalNames for CN=boad,OU=Suporte-N2,OU=Operacao-Infra,OU
=Info,OU=Costa,DC=spo,DC=sabesp,DC=com,DC=br
        BOBJCentralMS/HOSTNAME.DOMAIN.COM
Failed to assign SPN on account 'CN=boad,OU=Suporte-N2,OU=Operacao-Infra,OU=Info
,OU=Costa,DC=spo,DC=sabesp,DC=com,DC=br', 0x2098"

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