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Maximum Allowable Active Directory Users in Windows 2008 R2 Standard Server

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    Can you please let me know what is the maximum allowable active directory users in Windows 2008 R2 Standard Server? Is windows server 2008 R2 Standard limit the amount of active directory users?

    Thursday, March 30, 2017 4:40 AM
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    Hi

     AFAIK there is no problems with the used editions (Standard or Enterprise) on Active directory.Also you can check this article for "Active Directory Maximum Limits - Scalability"

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/active-directory-maximum-limits-scalability%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

    This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees,and confers no rights. Best regards Burak Uğur

    Thursday, March 30, 2017 7:19 AM
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    Thank you for answering. Terminal Services can go up to 10 users with concurrent connections before they make you pay. So, I thought they do to Active Directory as well.
    Thursday, March 30, 2017 3:12 PM
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    Per the article Burak linked, the only limit is for the number of SID's that can be assigned in a domain. SID values are required for all security principals. So the limit is to the total number of users, computers, and groups. This includes all such objects ever created, even if some where later deleted. The limit was 2^30 -1, until Windows Server 2012 when the limit was increased to 2^31 -1.

    Richard Mueller - MVP Enterprise Mobility (Identity and Access)

    Thursday, March 30, 2017 6:02 PM
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    Hi,

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