Error 0x80005000 and DirectoryServices

Question

I\'m trying to run a simple LDAP query using directory services in .Net.

    DirectoryEntry directoryEntry = new DirectoryEntry(\"LDAP://someserver.contoso.c         


        

Answer 1

I had the same error - in my case it was extra slash in path argument that made the difference.

BAD:

DirectoryEntry directoryEntry = 
    new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://someserver.contoso.com/DC=contoso,DC=com/", 
                       userName, password);

GOOD:

DirectoryEntry directoryEntry = 
    new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://someserver.contoso.com/DC=contoso,DC=com", 
                       userName, password);