I have installed Exchange 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 member server in a domain. I did all the preparations (schemaprep, AD prep and domain prep) and installed the Exchange with no problem. I have one Windows Server 2008 R2 DC and one member server in my domain. I log in with a user who is a member of Domain Admins, Schema Admins and Enterprise Admins groups but, however, when I open ADSIEdit I cannot see the configuration partition! I thought I am supposed to be able to see something like this... CN=<Organization Name>,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=<root domain>. Thanks for your feedbakc! Mavrick

You can Manually add it from adsiedit by going into options and then select Configuration from the second option. Let us know if this worksPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Thanks Prateek

Every forest has one configuration directory partition, one schema directory partition, and at least one domain directory partition that represents the forest root domain. Every additional domain that belongs to a forest adds one domain directory partition to the forest. They all exist within the same database file (NTDS.DIT) The three default Active Directory partitions have the following distinguished names: Forest-root domain directory partition: DC=ForestRootDomain Configuration directory partition: CN=configuration,DC=ForestRootDomain Schema directory partition: CN=schema,CN=configuration,DC=ForestRootDomain More information about Active Directory Logical Structure and Data Storage http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772886(WS.10).aspxPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

By default Adsiedit.msc will show Domain Partition, you will have to click on Default Naming Context (Drop down) to select the Configuration Partion. Can you post the exact thing what you see in Adsiedit.mscGulab | MCTS-MCITP Messaging: 2010 | MCTS-MCITP Messaging: 2007 | MCC 2011 | Skype: Gulab.Mallah

I do not see any Options in the menus! There is only one Options in File > Options where you can delete files that are saved into your profile from the changes made to your view. I open the ADSIEdit console from Start > Administrative Tools > ADSIEditThis posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Thanks for the information. It was very helpful.This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Thanks a lot for your help.This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.