What does Windows error code 8206 (ERROR_DS_BUSY) mean?

 
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ERROR_DS_BUSY

ERROR_DS_BUSY (0x0000200E) is an Active Directory Domain Services LDAP result. The directory service was temporarily too busy to process the LDAP request.

What to check

  • Retry with backoff instead of immediately issuing the same request in a tight loop.
  • Check Directory Service events, CPU, memory, disk latency, and LDAP client request volume on the domain controller.
  • Review slow or broad LDAP searches that may be exhausting server threads or queue capacity.

Useful command

Get-WinEvent -LogName "Directory Service" -MaxEvents 50

Microsoft: AD DS diagnostic logging · Microsoft: LDAP ETW tracing · Microsoft: AD DS limits

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