Creating a new Active Directory forest requires a single Windows PowerShell command with only one argument: the name of the domain. This means, for example, that the graphical configuration of a new replica domain controller is now eight dialogs rather than the previous twelve. In redesigning the AD DS deployment process though, there was opportunity to coalesce many steps and best practices into fewer, easier actions. These changes may appear more complex, not simpler. The Windows Server 2012 forest functional level does not implement new features and domain functional level is required only for a subset of new Kerberos features, relieving administrators of the frequent need for a homogenous domain controller environment. Promotion now includes prerequisite checking that validates forest and domain readiness for the new domain controller, lowering the chance of failed promotions. The AD DS deployment and configuration engine is now Windows PowerShell, even when using a graphical setup.
Some of those features include:ĪD DS role deployment is now part of the new Server Manager architecture and allows remote installation. What Is AD DS Simplified Administration?ĪD DS Simplified Administration is a reimagining of domain deployment. This meant creating new versions of existing technologies as well as extending the capabilities of components released in Windows Server 2008 R2. AD DS Simplified Administration takes lessons learned from twelve years of Active Directory and makes a more supportable, more flexible, more intuitive administrative experience for architects and administrators. Windows Server 2012 introduces the next generation of Active Directory Domain Services Simplified Administration, and is the most radical domain re-envisioning since Windows 2000 Server. In Windows Server 2012, AD DS replaces the Dcpromo tool with a Server Manager and Windows PowerShell-based deployment system.Īctive Directory Domain Services Simplified Administrationĭeploying a Forest with Windows PowerShell This topic explains the new Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services domain controller promotion feature at an introductory level. Select the icon in the Info window and choose Edit > Paste.Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 Select the file whose icon you want to replace and choose File > Get Info. In the Finder, select a file whose icon you want to use.Ĭlick the icon in the Info window and choose Edit > Copy. Once you have custom images, you can replace icons for items.
You can create your own icons or download icons from websites on the Internet. You can use custom icons for any file or folder in the Finder. If the New Folder command is dimmed, you do not have permission to create a folder inside the folder you opened.
Type a name for the folder and press Return. To give the folder a new name, select it, then click its current name.
In a Finder window, open the location where you want to create the new folder. You can create folders to organize your files and applications. Your problem creating a new folder may be due to your not having the correct window activated. The information below is in the Finder's Help menu.