Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Some applications require a directory-enabled environment in order to operate. But there is no need to be in a fully-blown Active Directory environment. Microsoft developed AD LDS to enable data storage and retrieval for directory-enabled applications, without the dependencies that are required for AD DS. When we deploy AD DS, it keeps its own directory partition and the schema inherited from the forest. If we need an additional directory partition, you are required to deploy another domain or child domain, but AD LDS allows you to maintain an independent schema with each AD LDS instance. You can also host multiple AD LDS instances on one computer.

AD DS and AD LDS are both builds based on the ...