Mastering Active Directory

The read-only domain controllers

The read-only domain controllers (RODCs) are a great feature introduced with Windows Server 2008 in order to maintain a low-risk domain controller in locations where it cannot guarantee physical security and the maintenance. Throughout the chapter we have discussed possible scenarios where we required a domain controller in a remote site. When considering a domain controller in a remote site, the link between sites is not the only thing we need to focus on. When we deploy a domain controller, by default, it will be aware of any changes in the Active Directory structure. Once an update triggers, it updates its own copy of the Active Directory database. This ntds.dit file contains everything about the Active ...