Did you say DIT database?

What really happens when DCPROMO runs on a windows 2003 server? Active directory Database gets installed on the server, and promotion of Domain controller starts at the same time

The database for active directory is NTDS.DIT

NTDS=New Technology Directory Information,

DIT= Directory information Tree

SysVol, Folder gets created.

Logs for NTDS.DIT database, makes the active directory database complete at the end

The default path for AD database is

%windir%\NTDS\NTDS.DIT

The active directory DataBase is partitioned database

In Windows 2000 active directory we will see, the DIT database partitioned on 3 partitions as below

Windows 2000	NTDS.DIT DataBase
	Domain
	Schema
	Configuration

In Windows 2000 active directory we will see, the DIT database partitioned on 4 partitions as below

Windows 2003	NTDS.DIT DataBase
	Domain
	Schema
	Configuration
	Application

Knowing the partitions make System administrator understand better, the structure of Active directory

I recommend strongly to everyone know the structure of AD database and being able to talk about these partitions

Downloads @ SMTP25

2003 Resource Kit Tools

2003 Administration Tools Pack

Microsoft Sysinternals

User Account Control and Security Boundaries (Mark Russinovich )

Thanks

Oz