Allow ADAM users to be created in the configuration partition

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

You can use this procedure to allow users to be created in the configuration partition so that Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) users can be ADAM administrators.

To allow ADAM users to be created in the configuration partition

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to ADAM, and then click ADAM ADSI Edit.

  2. Double-click the CN=Configuration,CN=Guid container.

  3. Double-click the CN=Services object, and then double-click the CN=Windows NT object.

  4. Right-click CN=Directory Service, and then click Properties.

  5. In the Attributes list, click msDS-Other-Settings, and then click Edit.

  6. In the Values list, click each value that contains the text ADAMAllowADAMSecurityPrincipalsInConfigPartition=0, and then click Remove.

  7. In the Value to add box, type the following:

    ADAMAllowADAMSecurityPrincipalsInConfigPartition=1, and then click Add.

  8. Click OK two times, and then close ADAM ADSI Edit.