User Interface: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

The Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard creates an Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) instance. The following topics provide information about how to complete each step in the wizard:

• Setup Options

• Instance Name

• Ports

• Application Directory Partition

• File Locations

• Service Account Selection

• AD LDS Administrators

• Import LDIF Files

• Ready to Install

The following steps appear when you create a replica instance of AD LDS:

• Joining a Configuration Set

• Administrative Credentials for the Configuration Set

• Copy Application Directory Partitions

• Copying Application Information

Additional references

• Understanding AD LDS Instances