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ERROR_DS_OBJECT_BEING_REMOVED
The object is in the middle of deletion processing
Active Directory deletion is a lifecycle transition, not simply removal of one database row. MS-ADTS describes deleted, tombstone, and recycled-object handling, including movement to the Deleted Objects container and construction of a delete-mangled RDN. An operation racing with that transition can encounter an object that is no longer a normal live entry.
Determine whether the caller intended to modify, move, or delete an object that another process already removed. Read deletion metadata and replication state on the failing DC rather than immediately recreating an object with the same friendly name. Re-creation can produce a new objectGUID and a different identity even when the visible name matches.
What to inspect
- Correlate the error time with administrative deletion and provisioning logs.
- Inspect deleted-object state and objectGUID on the same replica.
- Treat restore or re-create as identity-sensitive operations, especially for linked references.
References
- MS-ADTS: Active Directory Delete operation
- MS-ADTS: objectGUID and special attribute behavior
- MS-ADTS: object references and referential integrity
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