How To Active Directory Setup 2012 On A System Doesn’t Have Active Directory Forest.

Asked By Pamela B Bailey 55 points N/A Posted on - 10/23/2017

Hello everyone,

I want to know the procedure to active directory setup 2012. I don’t have any Active Directory on my system. Please guide me.

Thank you.

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Answered By Ryan J Hamilton 0 points N/A #305170

How To Active Directory Setup 2012 On A System Doesn’t Have Active Directory Forest.

To configure active directory first you need to install it on your system. Once AD DS role is installed on your system, the next process is to configure it. Steps are given below:

1. Open the server manager.
2. Click on the notification icon at the top of server manager. select “Promote this server to a domain controller” link.
3. Select Add a new forest from the radial options menu, under the Deployment Configuration tab. Insert your root domain name, click Next.
4. Decide a Domain and Forest Functional level and then provide a password to DSRM.
5. Select next, if you reviewed the warning.
6. Click on next, after confirming the NetBIOS.
7. Specify the required location, click on next.
8. Take a look at the configuration options and then click on next.
9. If the systems find everything proper, click on install.

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