How can I manage an AWS Managed Microsoft AD or Simple AD directory from an Amazon EC2 Windows instance?

Resolution

First, join the EC2 Windows instance to the directory in one of the following ways:

• To join a new instance to an AWS Managed Microsoft AD or Simple AD directory during launch, see Seamlessly join an Amazon EC2 Windows instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory.
• To manually join an existing instance to a directory, see Manually join an Amazon EC2 Windows instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory.

Then, to manage the directory from the EC2 Windows instance, install Active Directory administration tools on the instance.

Related information

AWS Managed Microsoft AD

Simple Active Directory

AWS Directory Service FAQs