The Sysvol folder contains Group Policy objects, logon scripts, and other files and settings that are essential for the functioning of an Active Directory (AD) domain. If the contents of the Sysvol folder become corrupted or lost, restoring them is critical to the health and functionality ...

FRS stands for File Replication Service, which was a component of Windows Server that provided multi-master replication of files and folders in a domain-based network. FRS was used to replicate the contents of the Sysvol folder, which contains Group Policy objects and logon scripts, among domain controllers in ...

DFSR stands for Distributed File System Replication, which is a feature in Windows Server that enables organizations to replicate folders and files across multiple servers and sites. DFSR is used to keep the contents of multiple file servers in sync with each ...

Yes, it is possible to increase the RID (Relative Identifier) pool in an Active Directory (AD) domain. The RID pool is a range of unique identifiers that are used to create security principals, such as user and computer accounts, within the domain. If the ...

The RID Master is a domain controller role in Active Directory (AD) that is responsible for allocating a pool of Relative Identifiers (RIDs) to each domain controller in a domain. The RID pool is a range of unique identifiers that are used to create security principals, such as ...

The Relative Identifier (RID) pool is a range of unique identifiers that are assigned to security principals, such as user and computer accounts, in an Active Directory (AD) domain. To view the RID pool for a domain, you can use the “Active ...

The Infrastructure Master is a domain controller role in Active Directory (AD) that is responsible for updating group membership information within a domain. Specifically, the Infrastructure Master is responsible for updating the member attribute of groups that contain members from ...

ISTG stands for Inter-Site Topology Generator, which is a component of Active Directory (AD) that is responsible for creating and maintaining the replication topology between sites in a multi-site AD environment. The ISTG runs on a designated domain controller in each site called the ...

KCC stands for Knowledge Consistency Checker, which is a built-in process in Active Directory (AD) that runs on each domain controller and is responsible for maintaining the replication topology. The replication topology is the network of replication connections between domain controllers, and it determines how changes made ...

If an entire Active Directory (AD) site goes down, there can be significant impacts on the availability and functionality of your AD environment. The specific impacts will depend on the configuration of your AD environment and the services and applications that rely ...