Hi hello 

after installed lync 2013  i cant add any user and got this error:

Active Directory operation failed on "ActiveDirctory.mehr.lab". You cannot retry this operation: "Insufficient access rights to perform the operation
00002098: SecErr: DSID-03150BC1, problem 4003 (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS), data 0
".You do not have the appropriate permissions to perform this operation in Active Directory. One possible cause is that the Lync Server Control Panel and Remote Windows PowerShell cannot modify users who belong to protected security groups (for example, the Domain Admins group). To manage users in the Domain Admins group, use the Lync Server Management Shell and log on using a Domain Admins account. There are other possible causes. For details, see Lync Server 2010 Help.

thank u all. 

Hello Mehrdad,

It seems the user's you're trying to add belong to protected security groups like the error states, you have two workarounds for this, 1) Use an elevated powershell session and enable users 2) From active directory users and computers select view>>Advanced features.. Then browse to the user you want to add to Lync and from the properties select security>>then check the checkbox "include inheritable permissions". Then try enabling them again from Lync control panel.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Muhammad Hazem

uchazem.wordpress.com

• Proposed as answer by Eric_YangKMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, June 25, 2015 8:08 AM

Please make sure user is not member of any admin groups,specially domain admins.if so then you can only use Lync powershell to admister their account.

And as Muhammed mentioned,check security tab and make sure it says disable inheritance

If says enable,then you have to click it to enable inheritance.

This issue occurs if users UPN and logon name have been changed lately

Thank you for the comment Friends

I tried these solutions but the problem is not solved yet.