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ERROR_DS_LOCAL_ERROR
A local error has occurred.
ERROR_DS_LOCAL_ERROR is Win32 error 8251 (0x0000203B) in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
What to verify
Verify whether the local directory component can prepare, execute, and interpret the request before remote semantics are considered. Check producing API and process, contacted or intended DC, and local Directory Service events.
Likely causes
- local memory, handle, or database state failed.
- the client directory library encountered an internal error.
- local configuration is inconsistent.
- a lower-level status was collapsed into the generic local result.
Troubleshooting steps
- Collect producing API and process.
- Record contacted or intended DC.
Handling, retry, and recovery
Diagnose the first local component error and reproduce against another process or server; do not assume the directory data itself is invalid from this generic result.
Related errors
ERROR_DS_GENERIC_ERROR is a broader directory-service failure, while this code explicitly locates the problem in the local path
Example
A management process returns this code before any network request appears. Restarting with tracing reveals a stale local binding handle, and rebuilding the binding fixes the call.
References
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