What does Windows error code 8592 (ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_PROCESS_ERROR) mean?

ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_PROCESS_ERROR

The Directory Service cannot process the script because of an error.

ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_PROCESS_ERROR is Windows status 8592 (0x00002190) associated with execution of a syntactically accepted NTDS script.

Likely impact: Partial effects are possible and must be inventoried before any retry.

Typical causes

• a command fails after parsing.
• an object or attribute prerequisite is absent.
• authorization changes during execution.
• a prior command leaves state incompatible with the next.

Troubleshooting steps

1. Verify that the parsed script can complete each directory operation in the current server state.
2. Collect script command index and objects changed before failure.

Useful evidence

• Collect transaction or rollback behavior.
• Collect server and database state.

Recovery and retry

Identify the first failing command, verify whether earlier commands committed, repair its prerequisite, and resume only with an idempotent plan.

Related errors

ERROR_DS_NTDSCRIPT_SYNTAX_ERROR fails during parsing; this code reports a processing failure after syntax was accepted

Example

A script creates one object and then fails while setting a protected attribute. The operator records the partial object and makes the rerun detect it instead of creating a duplicate.

References

• Microsoft: exact Win32 system error range
• Microsoft: AD DS troubleshooting
• Microsoft: dcdiag
• Microsoft: repadmin