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I am trying to install Active Directory Federation Services on Windows Server 2012 but I keep getting this error:

THE TARGET MACHINE IS NOT JOINED TO A DOMAN

error message

On the top you can see TARGET SERVER has my server name. Why am I getting this error? How can I fix it?

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Istiak Mahmood
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Federation Services is a feature you can add to an already-existing Active Directory domain. So you need a domain already setup, and the server already joined to that domain to be able to install Federation Services.

If you are trying to create a new AD domain, then you need to install Active Directory Domain Services. Instructions are here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12370.windows-server-2012-set-up-your-first-domain-controller-step-by-step.aspx

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