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ERROR_MRM_INVALID_QUALIFIER_OPERATOR
ERROR_MRM_INVALID_QUALIFIER_OPERATOR means a resource query contains an unsupported operator for a qualifier expression. The runtime cannot evaluate the resource-selection condition as written.
What to check for ERROR_MRM_INVALID_QUALIFIER_OPERATOR
- Check custom resource-query code and generated qualifier expressions.
- Use qualifier names and comparison forms supported by the target resource-management API.
- Validate the indexed qualifiers with a PRI dump before changing the lookup path.
Microsoft: Manage resources with MRT Core
Microsoft: Resource Management System and PRI files
Microsoft: MakePri.exe command-line options
Where the result is returned
This result is Win32 system error 15137 (0x00003B21) from winerror.h. AllStat describes it as “Invalid qualifier operator.”. The code is useful only together with the API that failed, because multiple Windows components can reuse system-error values while imposing different retry and cleanup rules.
Diagnostic sequence
- Call GetLastError immediately after the failing API and save this result, the function name, all relevant flags, and the target path, handle, service, device, account, or policy object.
- Capture the component log that owns the mrm / qualifier / operator operation and retain the original numeric value before a framework converts it to an HRESULT or exception.
- compare preconditions with the API documentation and reproduce with a minimal request before changing system-wide configuration.
Retry this result only after the resource or state named in “Invalid qualifier operator.” has changed. For invalid parameters, unsupported formats, missing objects, policy restrictions, and access failures, correct the input or configuration instead of immediately repeating the same call.
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