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Active Directory - Database, Schema PDF
Active Directory - Database, Schema PDF
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- Replication topology for an Application Partitions is generated by KCC (Knowledge Consistency
Checker).
- To prevent unnecessary replication of the specific “Application Partition,” there are decision
can be made which DCs in a forest will host particular Application Partition.
- By default, Application Partition does not exist, but it can be manually created and managed by
the ntdsutil utility.
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- Garbage Collection deletes unnecessary log files.
- It starts a defragmentation thread to claim additional free space.
- Garbage Collection is running on all the DCs in an interval of 12 hours.
What is Tombstone?
- Tombstone is a container for objects which were deleted from the AD database.
- If objects are removed, they will be kept hidden in the database for a specific period.
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What is “LostAndFound” Container?
- “LostAndFound” Container stores orphaned user accounts and other objects.
- In multi-master replication method, there are replication conflicts can happen. Objects with
replication conflicts will be stored in “LostAndFound” Container.
What is Stale?
Stale are references to objects that have been moved or renamed so that the local copy of the
remote object's name is out of date.
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What is Lingering Object?
- Lingering Object is a deleted AD object that re-appears on the restored DC in its local copy of
AD.
- It can happen if, after the backup was made, the object was deleted on another DC more than
180 days ago.
- Because the tombstone object on the other DCs has been removed, the restored DC will not
receive the tombstone object (via replication), and so it will never be notified of the deletion.
Where does the AD Database is located?
AD Database is located in the folder:
%systemroot%\NTDS