Active Directory Domain Services. in server 2008 AD work as a service
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active directory
The directory database is controlled by a Network Operating System (NOS). And examples are Windows Server 2011, UNIX, and Linux.
In Windows Server 2011 it is called Active Directory.
Domain Controller it is Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 directory server that provides access controls over users, accounts, groups, computers and other network resources. Domain Controller authenticate users and maintains directory services and the security database for a domain. without ADS it is not possible.
Windows 2000 Active Directory data store, the actual database file, is %SystemRoot%\ntds\NTDS.DIT
the Domain is called as the security boundary with in the active directory. A Windows domain is a logical group of computers running versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that share a central directory database. domain governs the way user access resources of the network
C:/windows/System32/ntds.dit
Windows 2003 Server is the Best
The print spooler
Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003 Networkhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780036.aspx