GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl() Function Causes "ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN" Error Message (286360)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
This article was previously published under Q286360

SYMPTOMS

Calling the GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl function may return the following error message:
1355 0x54b ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN

CAUSE

This issue occurs if one of the access control entries (ACEs) in the access control list (ACL) parameter contains a domain global group security identifier (SID) and the computer is a client computer that is joined to a domain. This problem does not occur on the domain controller.

For example, assume that the following sample code is being run: 
DWORD GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl(  
PACL pacl,                  			// source ACL  
PTRUSTEE pTrustee,          		// trustee  
PACCESS_MASK pAccessRights   	// trustee's access rights 
);
GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl returns 1355 if the ACL (which is specified in the first parameter in this function) contains an ACE that specifies a global group. In this example, if the first parameter of GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl (pAcl) specifies an ACL that contains the DOMAIN\GlobalGroup group, GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl returns 1355 instead of succeeding if the computer is a client computer that is joined to the domain. The error message that is returned is:
MessageId: ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN

MessageText:

The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. #define ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN 1355L

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/12/2003
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