3 Details

The following sections specify details of the abstract data model and directory operations for Active Directory.

When an LDAP operation results in an error, the error is expressed in this document in the form:

  • LDAP error / Extended error code

Where the Extended error code is either a Windows error code or the literal string "<unrestricted>".

The LDAP error is specified in the resultCode field of an LDAP response.  See [RFC2251] section 4.1.10 for the specification of resultCode in an LDAP response.  See section 3.1.1.3.1.9 for the specification of Extended error codes in an LDAP response.

Note: This document contains tables that specify the capabilities of applicable Windows Server releases or ADAM versions. The table columns are indexed, as appropriate, using the following key. The order of products in this key does not necessarily imply chronology.

Column index

Product version

A

Windows 2000 operating system

B

Windows 2000 operating system Service Pack 1 (SP1)

C

Windows 2000 Server operating system Service Pack 3 (SP3)

D

Windows Server 2003 operating system

E

Windows Server 2003 operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

DR2

Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system

F

Windows Server 2003 operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

G

Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)

H

ADAM RTW

I

ADAM SP1

J

Windows Server 2008 operating system

K

Windows Server 2008 AD DS

L

Windows Server 2008 AD LDS

M

Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system

N

Windows Server 2008 R2 AD DS

P

Windows Server 2008 R2 AD LDS

R

Windows Server 2012 operating system

S

Windows Server 2012 AD DS

T

Windows Server 2012 AD LDS

U

Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

V

Windows Server 2012 R2 AD DS

W

Windows Server 2012 R2 AD LDS

X

Windows Server 2016 operating system

Y

Windows Server 2016 AD DS

Z

Windows Server 2016 AD LDS

A2

Windows Server v1709 operating system

B2

Windows Server v1709 AD DS

C2

Windows Server v1709 AD LDS

D2

Windows Server v1803 operating system

E2

Windows Server v1803 AD DS

F2

Windows Server v1803 AD LDS

G2

Windows Server v1809 operating system

H2

Windows Server v1809 AD DS

I2

Windows Server v1809 AD LDS

J2

Windows Server 2019 operating system

K2

Windows Server 2019 AD DS

L2

Windows Server 2019 AD LDS

M2

Windows Server v1903 operating system AD DS

N2

Windows Server v1903 AD LDS

P2

Windows Server 2022 operating system AD DS

Q2

Windows Server 2022 AD LDS

R2

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 operating system AD DS

S2

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 AD LDS