Steps for getting started with AD LDS

The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for setting up AD LDS. These sections provide both graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line methods for backing up and restoring AD LDS, where applicable.

• Step 1: Install the AD LDS Server Role
  1. Click Start, and then click Server Manager.
  2. In the console tree, right-click Roles, and then click Add Roles.
  3. Review the information on the Before You Begin page of the Add Roles Wizard, and then click Next.
  4. On the Select Server Roles page, in the Roles list, select the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services check box, and then click Next.
  5. Finish adding the AD LDS server role by following the instructions in the wizard.
• Step 2: Practice Working with AD LDS Instances
  1. Create a new AD LDS instance
  2. Import data into an AD LDS instance
• Step 3: Practice Using AD LDS Administration Tools
  1. Start, stop, and restart an AD LDS instance
  2. Use the ADSI Edit administration tool
  3. Use the Ldp.exe administration tool
  4. Use the Schema snap-in as an AD LDS administration tool
  5. Use the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in as an AD LDS administration tool
  6. Create an LDIF file with ADSchemaAnalyzer
  7. Synchronize with AD DS
• Step 4: Practice Managing AD LDS Organizational Units, Groups, and Users
  1. Create an OU
  2. Create an AD LDS group
  3. Create an AD LDS user
  4. Add or remove members to or from an AD LDS group
  5. Disable or enable AD LDS user accounts
• Step 5: Practice Working with Application Directory Partitions
  1. Create an application directory partition
  2. Delete an application directory partition
• Step 6: Practice Managing Authorization
  1. View permissions
  2. Grant permissions
  3. Deny permissions
• Step 7: Practice Managing Authentication
  1. Set a password for an AD LDS security principal
  2. Bind as an AD LDS security principal
  3. Bind as a Windows security principal
  4. Bind through an AD LDS proxy object
• Step 8: Practice Managing Configuration Sets
  1. Create an AD LDS replica instance
  2. Configure a replication schedule