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CI_S_NO_DOCSTORE
Administrative connection has no associated document store
CI_S_NO_DOCSTORE is HRESULT 268325 (0x00041825) from Indexing Service. The documented description is “For administrative connections from client without association to a docstore.” The severity bit indicates a nonfailure result, but the value carries a specific condition that must not be collapsed into plain S_OK.
In the legacy Indexing Service or IFilter pipeline, this result means that for administrative connections from client without association to a docstore. Handling is complete only after the caller verifies what work occurred and what remains outstanding.
Where the status is encountered
- Legacy Indexing Service catalog processing; log the exact method and object state instead of interpreting the constant outside that contract.
- IFilter text and property extraction; log the exact method and object state instead of interpreting the constant outside that contract.
- Search enumeration, scan scheduling, or catalog administration; log the exact method and object state instead of interpreting the constant outside that contract.
Evidence to preserve
- Preserve connection mode and caller identity.
- Preserve catalog name.
- Preserve requested administrative operation.
- Preserve document-store association value.
- Preserve operation rejected or allowed by scope.
What must be true before accepting it
Verify that the caller limits itself to administrative operations that do not require document-store context. Failure to prove the boundary can make it look healthy while the intended operation remains unfinished.
Classify the operation phase reached when this HRESULT was returned before releasing objects or issuing replacement work.
Correct handling and recovery
Use catalog-level administration only, or reconnect with an explicit document-store association before issuing document-relative requests.
Practical scenario
A remote administration console opens a catalog connection without a docstore. It reads service status successfully but opens a scoped connection before requesting document URLs.
References
- Microsoft: Filter interface values — official Microsoft material relevant to this HRESULT.
- Microsoft: About Indexing Service filters
- Microsoft: Using custom filters
- Microsoft: HRESULT values
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