Windows error 8337 (ERROR_DS_CANT_DEREF

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Description: The directory alias could not be dereferenced for the requested operation.

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ERROR_DS_CANT_DEREF_ALIAS

ERROR_DS_CANT_DEREF_ALIAS (8337) is an Active Directory Domain Services error. The operation requested dereferencing of an LDAP alias, but the directory could not follow that alias in the current context. This can happen when a client requests alias dereferencing across an inaccessible or unsupported target.

What to check

Verify the DN used by the client and determine whether it refers to an alias rather than the actual target object.
Query the target object directly when the application does not need alias semantics.
Check the LDAP search options and dereferencing mode used by the application or library.

Useful command

Get-ADObject -Identity "<AliasOrTargetDN>" -Properties objectClass

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