I’m human. Someone asked me how to get to Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) on a 2008 R2 and my first response was, look under Administrative Tools.  Well, as luck would have it, it’s not there. Where is it, MMC? admintools? adminpak?  I wasn’t sure. This is a new server and not under my purview so I just assumed it was there.   Sometimes I think I’ve forgotten more that I remember, but then, It dawned on me, this is 2008R2 and EVERYTHING is either a role or a feature.

Problem

How to add Active Directory Users and Computers to a Windows 2008 R2 Server

Solution

  • Launch Server Manager
  • Click on/Expand Features
  • Click Add Features
  • Scroll down and expand Remote Server Administration Tools
    • Expand Role Administration Tools + AD DS and AD LDS Tools
    • Select AD DS Snap-Ins and Command-line Tools

    Add Remote Server Administration Tools

  • Click Next. Confirm installation selections and Click install.
  • Click Close when the installation succeeds.

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