AD FS 2.0 Troubleshooting Guide

Updated: July 30, 2010

Applies To: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0

This guide provides troubleshooting information for Active Directory® Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 in Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows Server® 2008. It is designed to help you identify and resolve problems that may be related to AD FS 2.0.

In this guide

• Introduction to Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0

• Configuring Computers for Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0

• Things to Check Before Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0

• Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0 Problems

• Troubleshooting User-Reported Symptoms for AD FS 2.0

Acknowledgments

Writer: Brad Mahugh

Editor: Jim Becker

Technical contributors: Lu Zhao, Mieszko Matkowski, Nakul Garg

Technical Reviewers: Samuel Devasahayam, Adam Conkle, Wei Wu, Colin Leslie Dellow, Nakul Garg, Ruchi Bhargava, Sriram Vasudevan, Svyatoslav Trukhanov, Aurash Behbahani, Doug Olson, Robert Zhu, Barry Weiss