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Does CRM 4.0 require active directory?

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our environment currently has no domain controller. Is active directory a prerequisite for installing CRM 4.0?
mpetanovitch

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 9:55 PM

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Yes. The Implementation Guide will help you in your query http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1ceb5e01-de9f-48c0-8ce2-51633ebf4714&displaylang=en
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Yes. The Implementation Guide will help you in your query http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1ceb5e01-de9f-48c0-8ce2-51633ebf4714&displaylang=en
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Yes. Active directory is required as the crm server has to be a member and the users need to be users in active directory.
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Yes its mandatory !
Because during Installation of CRM Server you needs to point AD >OU for creation of some security groups. and for authentication CRM server requires AD.

Jameel

Thursday, April 8, 2010 4:33 AM