# win\_domain\_user | Directory object not found

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-domain-user-directory-object-not-found/34681>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 25, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-domain-user-directory-object-not-found/34681 "2021-02-25T12:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manikumar\_Chandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Manikumar\_Chandu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manikumar_Chandu)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-domain-user-directory-object-not-found/34681/1 "2021-02-25T12:56:06Z")

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Hi Team,

I am trying to create a user in AD with the win\_domain\_user module but at the time adding the user to groups getting below error,

{  
“exception”: “Directory object not found\r\nAt line:280 char:29\r\n+ … ($group in (Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -Identity $username @extra …\r\n+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \r\n + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (PatNa9:ADPrincipal) [Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership], ADIdentityNotFoundException\r\n + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryCmdlet:Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership\r\n\r\nScriptStackTrace:\r\nat , : line 280\r\n\r\nMicrosoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException: Directory object not found —\> System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[schemas.microsoft.com._2008._1.ActiveDirectory.CustomActions.GetADPrincipalGroupMembershipFault]: Active Directory returned an error processing the operation.\r\n\r\nServer stack trace: \r\n at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)\r\n at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)\r\n at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)\r\n at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)\r\n\r\nException rethrown at [0]: \r\n at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)\r\n at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)\r\n at schemas.microsoft.com._2008._1.ActiveDirectory.CustomActions.AccountManagement.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership(GetADPrincipalGroupMembershipRequest request)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AdwsConnection.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership(GetADPrincipalGroupMembershipRequest request)\r\n --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AdwsConnection.ThrowExceptionForExtendedError(String extendedErrorMessage, Exception innerException)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AdwsConnection.ThrowExceptionForErrorCode(String message, String errorCode, String extendedErrorMessage, Exception innerException)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AdwsConnection.ThrowException(CustomActionFault caFault, FaultException faultException)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AdwsConnection.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership(GetADPrincipalGroupMembershipRequest request)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADWebServiceStoreAccess.Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.IADAccountManagement.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership(ADSessionHandle handle, GetADPrincipalGroupMembershipRequest request)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADAccountManagement.GetPrincipalGroupMembership(String partitionDN, String principalDN, String resourceContextServer, String resourceContextPartition)\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADPrincipalGroupMembership.GetGroupMembershipProcessCSRoutine()\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.CmdletSubroutinePipeline.Invoke()\r\n at Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.ADCmdletBase`1.ProcessRecord()”,  
“msg”: “Unhandled exception while executing module: Directory object not found”,  
“\_ansible\_no\_log”: false,  
“changed”: false,  
“item”: [  
“GLB-GS-SOL-SpecOps-Password-Policy-Group”,  
“GLB-GS-SOL-DUOSYNC”,  
“GLB-GS-SOL-SERVICEDESK”  
],  
“ansible\_loop\_var”: “item”,  
“\_ansible\_item\_label”: [  
“GLB-GS-SOL-SpecOps-Password-Policy-Group”,  
“GLB-GS-SOL-DUOSYNC”,  
“GLB-GS-SOL-SERVICEDESK”  
]  
}

Can you please help me where I’m doing wrong?

Thank you in advance,  
Mani Kumar