What does Windows error code 8222 (ERROR_NO_PROMOTION_ACTIVE) mean?

ERROR_NO_PROMOTION_ACTIVE

A domain controller promotion is not currently active

ERROR_NO_PROMOTION_ACTIVE is Win32 error 8222 (0x0000201E).

What to verify

Verify whether a promotion workflow is active and owns the state that the requested continuation or cancellation expects. Check promotion operation ID, current server role, and deployment logs and completion result.

Likely causes

• the promotion already completed or failed.
• the server rebooted and lost transient context.
• the caller uses a stale operation handle.
• the request was sent to the wrong server.

Troubleshooting steps

1. Collect promotion operation ID.
2. Record current server role.

Handling, retry, and recovery

Refresh deployment state and start a new supported promotion only when appropriate; do not issue continuation steps against a nonexistent workflow.

Related errors

ERROR_PROMOTION_ACTIVE rejects a duplicate promotion; this code rejects a continuation when no promotion is active

Example

A cleanup script receives an old promotion token after the server has already completed and rebooted. It records the completed role rather than attempting another cancellation.

References

• Microsoft: Win32 system error range containing this code
• Microsoft: AD DS troubleshooting
• Microsoft: repadmin
• Microsoft: dcdiag
• Microsoft: AD and LDS diagnostic event logging