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DS Role Service Disabled
fredengren
In Windows Server 2012 there is a new service called DS Role Service. This is used for the promotion and demotion of the AD DS. This service is created due to a change in how the Domain Controllers are setup. The Domain Controller is now a Role in the same way as DHCP or DNS. This creates a need for...
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9 Nov 2012