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ERROR_DS_MEMBERSHIP_EVALUATED_LOCALLY
The directory service evaluated group memberships locally.
ERROR_DS_MEMBERSHIP_EVALUATED_LOCALLY is Win32 error 8201 (0x00002009) and concerns local evaluation of Active Directory group membership.
What to verify
Verify whether the caller recognizes that membership was evaluated on the contacted server rather than proven from a globally authoritative view. Check contacted domain controller and site, group scope and domain, and replication freshness.
Likely causes
- a local directory service answered without consulting another replica.
- universal or cross-domain membership data was unavailable.
- the API intentionally used local evaluation semantics.
- replication latency means remote changes are not yet visible.
Troubleshooting steps
- Collect contacted domain controller and site.
- Record group scope and domain.
Handling, retry, and recovery
Treat the result as qualified success, document the scope of evaluation, and query an appropriate global catalog or authoritative domain when a forest-wide answer is required.
Related errors
ERROR_DS_NO_RESULTS_RETURNED means the query produced no result objects; this status says membership was evaluated but only locally
Example
An authorization diagnostic queries a regional DC during a WAN outage. The DC evaluates local memberships, and the tool labels the answer as site-local rather than claiming forest-wide completeness.
References
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