How To Verify the Installation of ADS and How to Remove ADS
Administrator tools
How to Removing of ADS
Wizard will finally confirm you to delete all partitions. Tick mark on Delete all application directory partitions on this domain controller
In our last article, we have configured ADS. In this tutorial, I will guide you how to check ads installation. ADS installation can be verified from three methods.
· My computer properties
· Login screen
· Administrator tools
My computer properties
To check wheatear ADS is installed or not on the server, right click on my computer and select properties, now select computer name tab.
If you see here workgroup options mean ADS is not configured
If you see here Domain options mean ADS is configured
If you see here Domain options mean ADS is configured
In the image below, you can see the Domain name mean ADS is configured on this server
Login screen
A server is a domain controller or not it can be verified on Login screen also.
If you see logon to option on login screen mean ADS is configured on this server
Most reliable testing of ADS is checking in administrator tools. If you see all three options listed below in administrator tools means ADS is properly configured and functioning.
1. Active Directory Domains and Trusts
2. Active Directory Sites and Services
3. Active Directory Users and Computers
How to Removing of ADS
We have tested ADS installation now we would remove ADS so you can learn how to remove ADS.
· From configuring your server wizard
· From managing your server wizard
· From DCPROMO.EXE
Choose any option it would launch the same wizard for removing ADS.
To choose to configure your server wizard click on start select administrator tools and click on configure your server. This will launch configure your server window. Same windows can be accessed by clicking on the start button and select Manage your server.
Click on Add / remove a role
Select Domain controller from the list and click on next that will launch ADS remove wizard.
The same wizard can be directly accessed by running DCPROMO commands in the run menu
Click on next to the welcome screen
A warning message will appear as this domain controller is the global catalog server click on ok
Checkmark on the box of This server is the last domain controller in the domain
Now ADS will remove all DNS information store for this domain Click on next
Wizard will finally confirm you to delete all partitions. Tick mark on Delete all application directory partitions on this domain controller
Now set administrator password to log in after the removal of ADS
Review all the option you have selected and click on next to remove ADS
Now wizard will start removing ADS it will take few minutes
Click on the finish button to complete the wizard
A system reboot will require to take place click on restart now
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