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ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_SYNTAX_ERROR
The Directory Service cannot parse the script because of a syntax error.
ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_SYNTAX_ERROR is Win32 error 8591 (0x0000218F).
Likely impact: No intended directory change should be assumed to have run past the parser failure unless the tool explicitly supports partial execution.
Typical causes
- a token, quote, delimiter, or section is malformed.
- the file uses an unsupported command form.
- encoding changes alter punctuation.
- template substitution produced invalid syntax.
Troubleshooting steps
- Verify that the script conforms to the grammar expected by the NTDS scripting processor.
- Collect script file hash and encoding and line and column diagnostic.
Useful evidence
- Collect tool and OS build.
- Collect a minimal parser reproduction.
Recovery and retry
Correct the syntax at the reported location, regenerate from a validated template, and parse the script before running it against a directory.
Related errors
ERROR_DS_INVALID_SCRIPT can reject a syntactically readable but semantically invalid script; this code is a grammar failure
Example
A generated script omits a closing quote after variable expansion. Validating the expanded file before execution identifies the exact malformed line.
References
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