What does Windows error code 8226 (ERROR_DS_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED) mean?

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Description: The LDAP search exceeded the time limit before the server could return the complete result set.

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ERROR_DS_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED

ERROR_DS_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED (0x00002022) is an Active Directory Domain Services LDAP result. The LDAP search exceeded the time limit before the server could return the complete result set.

What to check

Narrow the search base and filter; avoid subtree searches from the forest root when a specific OU is known.
Request only attributes that are needed and use server-side paging for large result sets.
Review LDAP query policies before increasing limits, because raising limits can affect DC capacity.

Useful command

Get-ADObject -LDAPFilter "(objectClass=*)" -SearchBase "OU=<OU>,DC=<domain>,DC=<tld>"

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