Mastering Active Directory

Replication of data

There are organizations that use a single domain controller. But when it comes to complex business requirements such as branch offices, redundancy, it is required that they have multiple domain controllers (we are going to look at domain controller placement later in a different chapter). If the identities are managed from a centralized system, it's important that each domain controller be aware of the changes that have been made to the Active Directory database. Say, user Jane in the sales department forgets her password and requests the IT department to reset it. In 30 minutes' time, she's going to be working from a branch office located in a different city. The IT administrator resets her password from the headquarter's ...