AWS Directory Service Documentation
AWS Directory Service provides multiple ways to set up and run Microsoft Active
Directory with other AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, FSx for Windows File Server, and AWS IAM Identity Center. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active
Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, enables your directory-aware workloads and
AWS resources to use a managed Active Directory in the AWS Cloud.
Choose from any of the following directories:
AWS Managed Microsoft AD
AWS Managed Microsoft AD is a Microsoft Active Directory hosted on the AWS Cloud. It integrates most Active Directory features with AWS applications.AD Connector
AD Connector uses your existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory to access AWS applications and services.Other directory types
Simple AD and Amazon Cognito user pools
AWS Directory Service Documentation
- Describes the Directory Service commands in the AWS Command Line Interface.
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