Windows error 8249 (ERROR_DS_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE

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Description: ERROR_DS_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSAS the operation affects multiple DSAs

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ERROR_DS_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSAS

ERROR_DS_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSAS (0x00002039) is an Active Directory Domain Services LDAP result. The requested LDAP operation affects more than one directory service agent or naming context and cannot be completed as one local operation.

What to check

Identify the naming contexts and domain controllers that own the objects involved.
Split the operation into supported per-domain or per-partition steps when appropriate.
Verify that the client is targeting a writable DC for the naming context it intends to modify.

Useful command

Get-ADRootDSE -Server "<dc-fqdn>" | Select-Object namingContexts

Microsoft: AD DS LDAP operations · Microsoft: AD DS diagnostic logging · Microsoft: Get-ADObject

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