Domain Controller

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Hi all,

i am slightly confused by the difference between Active Directory and a domain controller.

I know when AD is installed on a server, that server becomes a domain controller. But what is a domain controller? and what's it responsible for?

 

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Active Directory is a database that holds objects such as users, computers, groups, contacts, policies, etc.. A domain controller what you call a server that hosts the active directory... it's responsible for checking permissions, authentication, logging, etc..