Editing Active Directory (section)

==={{anchor|ADAM}} Lightweight Directory Services===
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), previously called ''Active Directory Application Mode'' (ADAM),<ref name="Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services">{{cite web |title=AD LDS |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa705886(VS.85).aspx |access-date=28 April 2009 |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> implements the [[LDAP]] protocol for AD DS.<ref name="Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services versus AD DS">{{cite web |title=AD LDS versus AD DS | date=2 July 2012 |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755080(v=ws.10).aspx |access-date=25 February 2013 |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> It runs as a [[Windows service|service]] on [[Windows Server]] and offers the same functionality as AD DS, including an equal [[API]]. However, AD LDS does not require the creation of domains or domain controllers. It provides a Data Store for storing directory data and a [[Directory (database)|''Directory Service'']] with an LDAP Directory Service Interface. Unlike AD DS, multiple AD LDS instances can operate on the same server.