ERROR_INVALID_SERVER_STATE 0x80070548

Error code 1352 · HRESULT 0x80070548

WINDOWS

The security account manager (SAM) or local security authority (LSA) server was in the wrong state to perform the security operation.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_INVALID_SERVER_STATE is a Windows error code (system error 1352, returned as HRESULT 0x80070548) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The security account manager (SAM) or local security authority (LSA) server was in the wrong state to perform the security operation.”

How to fix ERROR_INVALID_SERVER_STATE

  1. Run the affected program as administrator (right-click → Run as administrator)
  2. Check permissions on the target resource: Properties → Security → your account
  3. Check Event Viewer → Windows Logs → Security for the matching audit entry

Related errors

ERROR_CANT_ACCESS_DOMAIN_INFOERROR_INVALID_DOMAIN_STATEERROR_NO_SECURITY_ON_OBJECTERROR_ELEVATION_REQUIREDERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUMEERROR_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUTERROR_SERVICE_DISABLEDERROR_SERVICE_DEPENDENCY_FAIL

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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