What does Windows error code 8383 (ERROR_DS_SEMANTIC_ATT_TEST) mean?

 
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ERROR_DS_SEMANTIC_ATT_TEST

rangeLower is greater than rangeUpper

This is a schema-definition consistency failure, not an ordinary value-range error on a user or computer object. MS-ADTS explicitly checks an attributeSchema object so that, when both bounds are present, rangeLower is less than or equal to rangeUpper. Reversing the bounds creates a range that no value can satisfy coherently.

Inspect the schema LDIF or provisioning code that constructs the attribute definition. Numeric transposition, signed values, or copying limits from a different attribute are more plausible causes than directory permissions. Correct the schema source and test the extension in an isolated forest. A later schema-cache refresh cannot repair logically inconsistent bounds stored in the proposed update.

What to inspect

  • Compare the exact rangeLower and rangeUpper values in the incoming definition.
  • Confirm the intended limits against the attribute syntax and application data model.
  • Fix the extension source rather than repeatedly forcing a schema cache reload.

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