LW_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED

Error

[user1@host1 bin]$ ./domainjoin-cli –loglevel debug --logfile /tmp/join.log join --ou 'My OU' example.com Administrator

Joining to AD Domain: example.com
With Computer DNS Name: host1.example.com
Administrator@EXAMPLE.COM's password:

LW_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED [code 0x00009cde]
Incorrect access attempt

Cause

This issue typically occurs because the user who is running the domainjoin-cli command does not have sufficient privileges. In the above example, the domain join is being run by user1.

Resolution

To correct this issue, either re-run the domainjoin-cli command as root or by using sudo.