I'm working on a Windows 2012 (NOT R2 and can't upgrade) AD environment. When I run the following piece of code from vbscript with an admin (not administrator) account, it runs perfectly. However when I run it with a normal user, I get a -2147463168 which seems to be a binding error.
On error Resume next
UsuariosLDAP = "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserNameSet
ObjUser = GetObject(UsuariosLDAP)
If err.number <> 0 then
strTipoError = "Error buscando objeto en LDAP " & CStr(Err.Number) & " Usuario:" & objSysInfo.UserName
shell.logevent 1, strTipoError
Wscript.Quit
end if
As it runs correctly with an admin account, I'll assume (looking for other options), that this is a permissions issue. The thing is that this a login script to be executed by all users, so I'm a bit leery of modifying permissions on all AD objects unless I really have to. The other thing is I've done something similar to this several times before (query a UserObject with a normal user) and it's always worked correctly. I'm not sure what has changed in 2012 to break this.
Thx a lot in advance
From ADSErr.h
Decoding Errors
-2147220978 style numbers are 32 bit signed integers, convert to hex with calculator.
Windows errors (smallish numbers) and COM HResults (typically, but with exceptions, start with an 8 as in 0x80040154) are defined in WinError.h, except 8007nnnn where you look up the Window error number that it contains.
As a general rule Windows errors are less than 65,535 (0xFFFF). Errors starting 0x80000001 are Component Object Model (COM) HResults. Errors starting 0xc0000001 are NTStatus results.
NTStatus errors (typically but not always start with an C as in 0xC0000022) are defined in NTStatus.h.
.h files are the best source because it includes the symbolic name of the error which can give clues such as the source of the error. FormatMessage doesn't give the symbolic name only the description.
You get these files by downloading the Platform SDK (it's gigabytes) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx%3Fid%3D8279&sa=U&ei=w2IrULDDLsHFmAWbmIHoBg&ved=0CBwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNHZn9-4f2NnuN9o3UWUsOF3wL7HBQ
If you just want the two files I have them on my skydrive so I can reference them anywhere I go. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=E2F0CE17A268A4FA!121
Note internet errors (12,000 - 12,999) are windows errors but are specified in wininet.h also available above.
There are errors defined in other .h files. But 99% are in the three above.
Structure of HResults and NTStatus Codes
The most significant bit in HResults, and the two most significant bits in NTStatus are set on error. Hence Hresults start 8 on error and NTStatus starts C on Error. The next 14 or 15 bits are reserved and some specify the facility - what area the error is in. This is the third and fourth number when reading hex. EG 0xnn07nnnn - An HResult facility code 7 is a normal Windows' error (returned from a COM program - hence it's returned as a HResult). Facility codes are defined in Winerror.h for HResults and NTStatus.h for NTStatus codes. They are different.
To Decode 0x8003nnnn Errors
HResults with facility code 3 means the HResult contains OLE Structured Storage errors (0x0 to 0xff). These are the same as Dos error codes. These don't seem to be in Windows' header files and the list of codes is at the end of this post.
To Decode 0x8004nnnn Errors
HResults with facility code 4 means the HResult contains OLE errors (0x0 to 0x1ff) while the rest of the range (0x200 onwards) is component specific errors so 20e from one component will have a different meaning to 20e from another component.
This is why the source of the error is extra important for errors above 0x80040200.
To Decode 0x8007nnnn Errors
HResults with facility code 7 means the HResult contains a Windows' error code. You have to look up the Windows' error code not the HResult.
To decode 0x80070002. The 0x means it's a hexadecimal number, the 8 means error, the first 7 means it a windows error, and the rest of the number, 2, is the actual Windows error.
To look up the error we need it in decimal format. Start Calculator (Start - All Programs - Accessories - Calculator) and choose View menu - Scientific, then View menu - Hex. Enter 2. Then View menu - Decimal. It will say 2.
Start a Command Prompt (Start - All Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt) and type
and it will say
or look it up in winerror.h
To Decode 0x8019nnnn Errors
HResults with facility 0x19 are HTTP errors. Codes under 16,384 (0x4000) are the same as HTTP errors, eg HTTP status 404: The requested URL does not exist on the server is 0x80190194 (0x194 = 404). Codes 16,384 and higher are BITS specific.
Dos Error Codes (for 0x8003nnnn errors)
Facility Codes
after looking into the code it seems that the error handling was hiding the real error that had to do with parsing the memberof attribute. Once I modified the error handling I detected the original error and corrected it.
Thx to all for your help Cheers