Windows error 8261 (ERROR_DS_SORT_CONTROL

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Description: ERROR_DS_SORT_CONTROL_MISSING the search requires a SORT control.

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ERROR_DS_SORT_CONTROL_MISSING

ERROR_DS_SORT_CONTROL_MISSING (0x00002045) is an Active Directory Domain Services LDAP result. The LDAP search requires a server-side sort control, but the request did not include the required control.

What to check

Identify whether the application uses virtual list view or another feature that depends on sorted results.
Add the matching server-side sort control only when the target DC advertises support for it.
Avoid treating an arbitrary client-side sort as equivalent when the protocol operation requires server ordering.

Useful command

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

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