JSI Tip 7619. When you create a trust using Active Directory Domains and Trusts, you receive 'Operation failed. Parameter incorrect'?

Jerold Schulman

December 29, 2003

1 Min Read
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The subject behavior will occur if any of the following identifiers in the source and target domains are the same:

Security identifier (SID)Domain Name System (DNS) nameNetBIOS name

To fix this problem, perform the appropriate action from the following list, before you try to create a trust:

  • If there is a NetBIOS conflict, use the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name).

  • Rename the identifier that is conflicting.



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