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Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
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What is a Domain Controller?
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is the directory service that Microsoft networks rely on.
- Domain Controller (DC): A server that holds a copy of the Active Directory database (
ntds.dit). It handles authentication (logging in) and authorization (permissions) for the users and computers in the domain. - The Domain: A logical group of network objects (computers, users, devices) that share the same AD database.
- Organizational Units (OUs): Containers within a domain used to organize users and computers. Crucially, Group Policies are linked to OUs.