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AD LDS is Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services and was previously known as ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode).

This is a role first made available in Windows Server 2008. ADLDS is a LDAP server. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=96084 for an overview.

The following step by step guide should be useful to anyone new to ADLDS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731246(v=WS.10).aspx .

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AD LDS query fails to get second page of large number of groups

We hit the 1015 limit in AD DS, so we are exploring AD LDS as an alternative. To test the limit, I've created >32,000 groups, each nested inside another, with my user in the top and bottom level group. This query works for the first page, but fails…
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Can AD Lightweight Directory Service replicate from Active Directory? If so, how?

I am setting up an Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (ADLDS) server to give a partner limited access to our directory without giving them access to the entire Active Directory. Setting up ADLDS looks pretty easy. What I can't find is…
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Microsoft HPC cluster - AD or AD LDS?

The instructions for deploying an HPC Cluster (e.g. step 1.5 on this page in TechNet) are very clear that HPC cluster nodes "must be members of an Active Directory domain". Does the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services provide this? That…
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How many users can be in a AD LDS group?

Microsoft published the recommended maximum limits for users in an Active Directory group. It basically says : Starting with Windows Server 2003, the ability to replicate discrete changes to linked multivalued properties was introduced as a…
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Install lightweight Active Directory on Windows 7 for Development purposes without domain?

Is there a way to install lightweight Active Directory on Windows 7 for Development purposes without domain? I've downloaded the "AD LDS" for Windows 7 and installed it but it seems to require a actual domain server exist on the network. Isn't…
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How to connect to AD-LDS without sending passwords in plaintext?

I created an AD-LDS instance using the Administrative Tools Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard. I can connect to the instance with ldp.exe on localhost:389. However, I can only Bind to the server using the Simple Bind…
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Does Windows Server 2008 clustering require ActiveDirectory?

I'm trying to find out if Server 2008 supports clustering in a DMZ environment where there is no ActiveDirectory installed. If it does require AD then can clustering be done using the AD Lightweight Directory Service feature in 2008 (previously…
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How can I add a certificate to a Windows service's certificate store from the command line?

I want to add a certificate to the certificate store belonging to a Windows service, from the command line. So far, the only thing I've found is: certutil -service -store ADAM_Instance-Name\My When I run it (logged on as myself, in a Command…
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Change the DC in an ADLDS application directory partition name (the Naming Context)

I have a server on which I used the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard to create a new application directory partition: I need to rename the DC part of the Partition name from the screenshot above. The Partition name is…
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Ubuntu Server openLDAP + Windows Server AD LDS?

Is possible to have a Ubuntu server with openLDAP + Samba and a Windows Server with AD LDS, taking the DDBB from the Ubuntu? If it's possible could you point me where to find information about this? Thank you :)
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Removing ADLDS in Windows Server

I installed active directory Light directory service accidentally as i already has ADDS installed after installation all services are stopped in Server Manager and unable to do refresh i want to remove it please help me out from this
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Where are user rights stored in AD LDS?

I've installed an AD LDS on a Windows 7 Machine in the context of an local user (ws-cs-03\rseuser). This user can access and administrate the AD-LDS instance. Question: Where is the information stored thas this user is the administrator?
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Migrating AD Lightweight Directory Services (LDS) or ADAM data to Azure Active Directory (WAAD)

We currently have an ADAM instance that we authenticate our ASP.NET web users against. We have a requirement to replace this instance with an Azure Active Directory instance instead with a new schema design. If required I am happy to migrate the…
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vCenter SSO without AD?

I have an ESXi Server with a vCenter virtual appliance image and an image of a Windows 2008 TS. The Windows 2008 image has an external Ethernet connection configured to another network, so users can login via a terminal session and get access the…
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How do I import into ADAM / AD LDS - The specified instance type is invalid

I'm having a hard time importing an LDIF file into ADAM/ AD LDS, and the error is below (instance type is invalid). I've tested and recovered from errors that relate to The import file is ASCII, UTF8, ANSI Invalid properties in the import file (MS…
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