xGroupSet resource throws errr

[shreddy99]

Problem description

Can someone help with the below error for xGroupSet ?

"PowerShell DSC resource DSC_xGroupResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Exception calling "Save" with "0" argument(s): "An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n" ",

Verbose logs

{
    "Exception":  {
                      "Message":  "PowerShell DSC resource DSC_xGroupResource  failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Exception calling \"Save\" with \"0\" argument(s): \"An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n\" ",
                      "Data":  {

                               },
                      "InnerException":  {
                                             "ErrorRecord":  "Exception calling \"Save\" with \"0\" argument(s): \"An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n\"",
                                             "WasThrownFromThrowStatement":  false,
                                             "Message":  "Exception calling \"Save\" with \"0\" argument(s): \"An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n\"",
                                             "Data":  "System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal",
                                             "InnerException":  "System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling \"Save\" with \"0\" argument(s): \"An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n\" ---\u003e System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalOperationException: An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n ---\u003e System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: An unknown directory user object was requested\r\n\r\n   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UnsafeNativeMethods.IADsGroup.Add(String bstrNewItem)\r\n   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.SAMStoreCtx.UpdateGroupMembership(Principal group, DirectoryEntry de, NetCred credentials, AuthenticationTypes authTypes)\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.SAMStoreCtx.UpdateGroupMembership(Principal group, DirectoryEntry de, NetCred credentials, AuthenticationTypes authTypes)\r\n   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.SDSUtils.ApplyChangesToDirectory(Principal p, StoreCtx storeCtx, GroupMembershipUpdater updateGroupMembership, NetCred credentials, AuthenticationTypes authTypes)\r\n   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.SAMStoreCtx.Update(Principal p)\r\n   at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object )\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.ExceptionHandlingOps.CheckActionPreference(FunctionContext funcContext, Exception exception)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`2.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.Interpreter.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.LightLambda.RunVoid1[T0](T0 arg0)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PSScriptCmdlet.RunClause(Action`1 clause, Object dollarUnderbar, Object inputToProcess)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PSScriptCmdlet.DoEndProcessing()\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.Complete()",
                                             "TargetSite":  "System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection`1[System.Management.Automation.PSObject] Invoke(System.Collections.IEnumerable)",
                                             "StackTrace":  "   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Worker.ConstructPipelineAndDoWork(Runspace rs, Boolean performSyncInvoke)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Worker.CreateRunspaceIfNeededAndDoWork(Runspace rsToUse, Boolean isSync)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvokeHelper[TInput,TOutput](PSDataCollection`1 input, PSDataCollection`1 output, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvoke[TInput,TOutput](PSDataCollection`1 input, PSDataCollection`1 output, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Invoke(IEnumerable input, PSInvocationSettings settings)\r\n   at Microsoft.PowerShell.DesiredStateConfiguration.Internal.ResourceProviderAdapter.ExecuteCommand(PowerShell powerShell, ResourceModuleInfo resInfo, String operationCmd, List`1 acceptedProperties, CimInstance nonResourcePropeties, CimInstance resourceConfiguration, LCMDebugMode debugMode, PSInvocationSettings pSInvocationSettings, UInt32\u0026 resultStatusHandle, Collection`1\u0026 result, ErrorRecord\u0026 errorRecord, PSModuleInfo localRunSpaceModuleInfo)",
                                             "HelpLink":  null,
                                             "Source":  "System.Management.Automation",
                                             "HResult":  -2146233087
                                         },
                      "TargetSite":  null,
                      "StackTrace":  null,
                      "HelpLink":  null,
                      "Source":  null,
                      "HResult":  -2146233079
                  },
    "TargetObject":  null,
    "CategoryInfo":  {
                         "Category":  7,
                         "Activity":  "",
                         "Reason":  "InvalidOperationException",
                         "TargetName":  "",
                         "TargetType":  ""
                     },
    "FullyQualifiedErrorId":  "ProviderOperationExecutionFailure",
    "ErrorDetails":  null,
    "InvocationInfo":  null,
    "ScriptStackTrace":  null,
    "PipelineIterationInfo":  [

                              ]

DSC configuration

My configuration as below: 

    xUser Admin'
    {
      Ensure = 'Present'
      UserName = 'sa_admin'
      Password = $Credential
      FullName = 'SA Team Admin'
      Description = 'Service Account for SA purposes'
      PasswordChangeRequired = $true
    }
    
    xGroupSet 'AddMembers'
    {
      GroupName = `@('${sa_group_membership_name}')`
      Ensure = 'Present'
      MembersToInclude = 'sa_admin'
    }

Suggested solution

n/a

Operating system the target node is running

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter

PowerShell version and build the target node is running

5.1.17763.2931

xPSDesiredStateConfiguration version

xPSDesiredStateConfiguration 9.1.0   C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\9.1.0\x...