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What is a standalone domain controller?

When we said a standalone domain controller what does it mean? Is it one DC only the forest?

Lee W, MVP

Who's "we" - can you post context? Where did you see this?

SAM2009

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I just hearsometime when people talk. For me there is just Domain Controller, Member server and standalone server (not in domain)... but not standalone DC.

I feel that some peoples talk about standalone DC to mean single DC in the forest and they don't use the good term. Am I right?

Muhammad Burhan

Standalone refers to the system which have no Additional Controller (ADC) or RODC.

Shaun Vermaak

You get standalone workstations and servers (not domain members). A DC cannot be standalone.

DomainRole in Win32_ComputerSystem class
Standalone Workstation (0) - Not joined to domain
Member Workstation (1) - Domain joined
Standalone Server (2) - Not joined to domain
Member Server (3) - Domain joined
Backup Domain Controller (4) - All non-PDCe
Primary Domain Controller (5) - Now PDCe

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SAM2009

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Thanks guys!

Shaun Vermaak

Glad we could help.

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