Active directory is held in the sysvol folder in the C drive.
ntdis.dit
Ntds.dit
Windows 2000 Active Directory data store, the actual database file, is %SystemRoot%\ntds\NTDS.DIT
Active Directory
the centralized directory database in the domain model is NTDS.DIT(directory information tree) but for the local sstem not connected to domain is SAM
In Windows Server 2011 it is called Active Directory.
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, the server hosting the replica of Active Directory database is called Domain Controller. In it's database is all information about all objects, that exist in particular Active Directory domain.
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory's database engine is the Extensible Storage Engine ( ESE )