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ERROR_SERVER_NOT_DISABLED
The SAM server is enabled when the operation expects it to be disabled
This is the inverse state precondition of ERROR_SERVER_DISABLED. The account server is active, but the requested security or domain operation is only valid after entering a disabled state. The code therefore describes a mismatch between the current SAM server state and the operation being attempted; it is not a network availability or service-start failure.
Find the state-changing step that should precede the failing request and verify whether it completed against the same server object. In distributed administration, targeting a different machine for the second step can make a valid sequence look inconsistent. Do not force-stop unrelated services based only on this code; identify the SAMR or account-management transaction first.
What to inspect
- Compare the failing operation with the immediately preceding server-state transition.
- Verify every step targets the same account authority and server.
- Use the paired ERROR_SERVER_DISABLED status to distinguish which precondition is currently violated.
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