Another key difference between NT and Active Directory is the process by which a server becomes a domain controller. In NT, once a server is a PDC or a BDC, only reinstalling Windows can downgrade ...

What is the difference between Active Directory and Domain Controller? Active Directory is a service developed by Microsoft that stores and organizes information about network resources, such as ...

Active Directory is designed so that if a domain controller that is hosting FSMO roles fails, AD can continue to function — for a while. Eventually though, a FSMO domain controller failure can ...