Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-12

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Setup has detected that you’re attempting to run Setup on an Active Directory domain controller and one of the following is true:

The installation of Exchange 2013 on domain controllers isn’t supported when the Exchange organization is configured for Active Directory split permissions.

If you want to install Exchange 2013 on a domain controller, you must configure the Exchange organization for Role Based Access Control (RBAC) split permissions or shared permissions.

Important:
We don’t recommend installing Exchange 2013 on Active Directory domain controllers. For more information, see Installing Exchange on a domain controller is not recommended.

If you want to continue using Active Directory split permissions, you must install Exchange 2013 on a member server.

For more information about split and shared permissions in Exchange 2013, see the following topics:

Understanding Split Permissions

Configure Exchange 2013 for Split Permissions

Configure Exchange 2013 for Shared Permissions

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