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  :description: Installing the standard graphical management tools for your Active Directory
  :keywords: RSAT, Samba-AD, documentation, Windows7, Windows10

.. _samba_install_RSAT:

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Installing the standard graphical management tools for your Active Directory
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.. note::

  The RSAT are remote administration tools are for managing Windows operating systems.

  The remote server administration tools allow to use all MMC consoles available for Microsoft Active Directory with a Samba-AD.

  RSAT tools can only be installed on Professional Editions of Windows.

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On Windows 7
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* From a Windows 7 workstation download the Remote Server Administration Tools alias `RSAT for Windows 7 <http://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/download/details.aspx?id=7887>`_.

* Install the downloaded KB. The installation of the KB is very long (about 10 minutes). Once installed, go to :menuselection:`Start -> Control Panel -> Programs -> Enable or disable Windows features to use RSAT`.

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On Windows 10
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Version prior to 1809
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* From a Windows 10 workstation download the Remote Server Administration Tools alias `RSAT for Windows 10 <https://www.microsoft.com/fr-FR/download/details.aspx?id=45520>`_.

  .. attention::

    Here, a small peculiarity because you have to install the KB corresponding to your version of Windows10. To know it, run the command :command:`winver`.

* Install the downloaded KB. The installation of the KB is very long (about 10 minutes). Once the KB is installed, go to :menuselection:`Start –> Control Panel –> Programs –> Enable or disable Windows features`.

Version after 1809
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The RSAT tools on Windows10 Pro 1809 are no longer installed in KB but with the Powershell command line as they have become *optional features* (*Feature on Demand*).

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  Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'RSAT*'|Where
  {$_.State -eq 'NotPresent'} |foreach {Add-WindowsCapability -online -name $_.Name}

* To activate the RSAT tools, check the following features:

  * :menuselection:`Remote Server Administration Tools -> Feature Administration Tools-> Group Policy Management Tools`.

  * :menuselection:`Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools-> AD DS and AD LDS Tools -> check all`.

  * :me,uselection:`Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools -> AD DS Tools -> Check all except Server Tools for NIS`.

  * :menuselection:`Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools -> DNS Server Tools`.

  .. attention::

    If you have configured your Samba-AD server with the RFC2307 option, or you have upgraded from Samba3-NT4 to Samba-AD, then you have to manage the linux UID / GID of the users, so activate in addition the :abbr:`NIS (Network Information Service)` options:

    * :menuselection:`Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools -> AD DS and AD LDS Tools -> AD DS Tools -> Server Tools for NIS`.

    .. figure:: ../images/Fonctionnalites_Windows.png
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      :alt: Windows function panels

      Windows function panels

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Accessing the RSAT console
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The MMC consoles can be found in :menuselection:`Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools`.