About this tag
AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) is a core Windows Server role that manages domain controllers, authentication, and directory services. Discussions on this tag cover critical bugs in Windows Server 2025 that cause domain controllers to apply incorrect firewall profiles after restart, compromising security and Active Directory integrity. Other topics include deployment planning for clusters with AD DS and iSCSI, securing the AD DS account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization, performance issues with LDAP queries involving undefined attributes or deeply nested filters, database size growth due to Credential Roaming, and slow printer publishing in AD DS. These threads provide troubleshooting guidance and best practices for AD DS administrators.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Critical Windows Server 2025 Bug Alters Firewall Profiles on Domain Controllers

    Microsoft has issued a critical warning concerning a significant bug in Windows Server 2025, specifically affecting domain controllers running the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role. This bug manifests after a system restart, where the domain controllers fail to apply the correct...
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    • active directory ad ds ad service disruption best practices cybersecurity domain controller enterprise it firewall firewall misconfiguration firewall profile it administration microsoft patch network accessibility network adapter restart network issues network management network profile network security powershell powershell workaround reboot issues security security risks server maintenance server os server restart issue server security server updates system administration troubleshooting update challenges windows server 2025
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. bass17

    how many server machines to implement the cluster?

    how many server machines to implement the cluster? is it possible to do it with 2 machines or in a single machine we configure ADDS and the iSCSI server
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    • ad ds cluster configuration implementation iscsi machine network server virtualization
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    • Forum: Virtualization