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E_ADS_INVALID_COMPUTER_OBJECT
E_ADS_INVALID_COMPUTER_OBJECT is the computer-object counterpart to the user/domain-specific ADSI failures. Troubleshooting should establish that the target DN still exists and that the object is actually a computer class entry before checking computer-specific attributes or interfaces.
Confirm the computer object before using machine-specific operations
- Capture the exact LDAP path and the directory server used for the bind.
- Verify the object class returned from the directory rather than inferring it from a name ending in
$or from an OU location. - If the computer was renamed or moved, resolve the current object and replace stale distinguished-name references.
ADSI paths identify directory objects through a provider and DN. The DN is unique for the object at a given location, while the IADs GUID property can support object-GUID binding in Active Directory. This makes rename/move history relevant when an application persists paths. A permissions problem can also hide an otherwise valid object, so log the security context used for ADsOpenObject and compare it with a known-good directory search.
ADSI error reference · LDAP ADsPath · IADs properties and GUID binding
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