Windows System Error Code 8589 – ERROR_DS_CANT_DERIVE_SPN_WITHOUT_SERVER_REF (0x218D)]

In this post, you’ll learn about the Windows System Error ERROR_DS_CANT_DERIVE_SPN_WITHOUT_SERVER_REF (0x218D)] and the reason why you are receiving the error message

How does this Error in Windows Look like?

Error Code 8589 ERROR_DS_CANT_DERIVE_SPN_WITHOUT_SERVER_REF (0x218D)]

Why do you receive the System Error Error Code 8589 ERROR_DS_CANT_DERIVE_SPN_WITHOUT_SERVER_REF (0x218D)] in Windows?

The DS cannot derive a service principal name (SPN) with which to mutually authenticate the target server because the corresponding server object in the local DS database has no serverReference attribute.