September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1680 pages
88h 3m
English
Windows Server 2008 originally introduced new capabilities to start or stop directory services running on a DC without having to shut it down. This enables administrators to perform maintenance or recovery on the Active Directory database without having to reboot into Directory Services Restore Mode. This feature is also present in Windows Server 2012 DCs.
In addition to allowing for maintenance and recovery, turning off the DC functionality on an AD DC essentially turns that DC into a member server, allowing for a server to be quickly brought out of DC mode if necessary. In addition, with RODCs, Microsoft has removed the need for local administrators on the DC to have Domain Admin rights as well, which ...
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