Could not obtain information about Windows NT group user

Question

I am creating a SQL Server Replication using a script. When I try to execute

The job failed. Unable to determine if the owner (STAR\\moorer7) of job L3BPT2M-

Answer 1

I was having the same issue, which turned out to be caused by the Domain login that runs the SQL service being locked out in AD. The lockout was caused by an unrelated usage of the service account for another purpose with the wrong password.

The errors received from SQL Agent logs did not mention the service account's name, just the name of the user (job owner) that couldn't be authenticated (since it uses the service account to check with AD).