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url: /errors/policy_state_forbids_reconfiguration.md
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# `POLICY_STATE_FORBIDS_RECONFIGURATION`

## Description

The policy state does not permit compartment reconfiguration.

## HTTP Status

`422 Unprocessable Entity`

## `doc_url` Format

`<docs-base-url>/errors/policy_state_forbids_reconfiguration`

## Typical Cause

The policy is not active when the broker sends a compartment reconfiguration request.

## How To Fix

Verify that the policy is active before you reconfigure the compartment.