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DSBind Failed

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ERROR ExecProcessor - message from ""C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin\splunk-winevtlog.exe"" splunk-winevtlog - EvtDC::connectToDC: DsBind failed: (5)

We have 22 out of 3000+ hosts sending thousands of errors for this and I can't seem to figure out why. My best guess at this point is the forwarders need to be updated.  We have a distributed environment with multiple DC's.  Any idea if I'm doing something wrong on my end, or do I need to have these forwarders that are causing errors fixed?

I have things set up as follows:

All Windows hosts Universal Forwarders - inputs.conf -

[default]
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

Domain Controller UF inputs -

[admon://DefaultTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC02'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
index = msad
monitorSubtree = 1
disabled = 0
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 1

[admon://SecondTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC03'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
index = msad
monitorSubtree = 1
disabled = 1
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://ThirdTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC01'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://FourthTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC02'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://FifthTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC01'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=adu
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://FifthTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC01dev'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://SixthTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC04'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://SeventhTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC05'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://EighthTargetDC]
targetDc = 'DC06'
startingNode = LDAP://OU=Computers,DC=ad
disabled = 1
index = msad
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

[admon://NearestDC]
disabled = 1
baseline = 0
evt_resolve_ad_obj = 0

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