The LDS installation

In the Windows Server 2016 operating system, LDS can be installed using Server Manager. In order to install LDS, a user needs to log in with local administrator privileges.

Once logged into Server Manager, click on Add Roles and Features. Then, follow the wizard, select Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services under Server Roles, and proceed with enabling the role:

Once the role is installed, click on the Post-Deployment Configuration wizard in Server Manager. LDS can be set up in two ways: one is as A unique instance and other one as A replica of an existing instance. The replica option is similar to the clone ...

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