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What is the SYSVOL folder?

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All active directory data base security related information store in SYSVOL folder and its only created on NTFS partition.

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The Sysvol folder on a Windows domain controller is used to replicate file-based data among domain controllers. Because junctions are used within the Sysvol folder structure, Windows NT file system (NTFS) version 5.0 is required on domain controllers throughout a Windows distributed file system (DFS) forest.

This is a quote from Microsoft themselves, basically the domain controller info stored in files like your group policy stuff is replicated through this folder structure

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Sysvol is shared system volume folder Sysvol folder contains the copy of domain's public file which contain the security policies which contains of sysvol folder will be replicated to all domain controllers in domain and it must be located in NTFS volume.

Every domain controller has a shared folder in its local file system that is the file system component of Active Directory. This shared folder named SYSVOL contains files and folders that must be available and synchronized between domain controllers in a domain including:•

The NETLOGON shared folder which includes system policies and user-based logon and logoff scripts for non-Windows Server 2003 and non-Windows 2000 network clients such as clients running Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.•

Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 system policies.•

Group Policy settings (templates) including Group Policy settings for domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000.

When you add remove or modify the contents in the SYSVOL shared folder FRS replicates the changed contents to the SYSVOL shared folders on all other domain controllers in the domain.

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SysVol Stores Information about Active directory Database and. Log files.

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What shared folder is replicated to each domain controller and stores domain wide information?

SYSVOL folder has all the settings.its a share folder which has database ntds.dit grp policies/templete, logon procedures etc


When a group policy object is created its content is stored in how many different locations on the server?

A. The group policy container is in the Active Directory databaseb. The Group policy template is in the sysvol folder


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When you perform a default restore of Active Directory it will be of this type?

Non-authoritative restore is the default method for restoring Active Directory. Non-authoritative restore of SYSVOL When you non-authoritatively restore the SYSVOL, the local copy of SYSVOL on the restored domain controller is compared with that of its replication partners. After the domain controller restarts, it contacts its replication partners, compares SYSVOL information, and replicate the any necessary changes, bringing it up-to-date with the other domain controllers within the domain. Perform a non-authoritative restore of SYSVOL if at least one other functioning domain controller exists in the domain. This is the default method for restoring SYSVOL and occurs automatically if you perform a non-authoritative restore of the Active Directory. If no other functioning domain controller exists in the domain, then perform a primary restore of the SYSVOL. A primary restore builds a new File Replication service (FRS) database by loading the data present under SYSVOL on the local domain controller. This method is the same as a non-authoritative restore, except that the SYSVOL is marked primary.


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The content of a GPO is stored in two locations: the Group Policy container (GPC) and the Group Policy template (GPT).The GPC is an Active Directory object that contains GPO status, version information, WMI filter information, and a list of components that have settings in the GPO. Computers can access the GPC to locate Group Policy templates, and domain controllers can access the GPC to obtain version information. If the domain controller does not have the most recent version of the GPO, replication occurs with the domain controller that has the latest version of the GPO.The Group Policy template is a folder hierarchy in the shared SYSVOL folder on a domain controller. When you create a GPO, Windows Server 2003 creates the corresponding GPT, which contains all Group Policy settings and information, including administrative templates, security, software installation, scripts, and folder redirection settings. Computers connect to the SYSVOL folder to obtain the settings.The name of the GPT folder is the globally unique identifier (GUID) of the GPO that you created. It is identical to the GUID that Active Directory uses to identify the GPO in the GPC. The path to the GPT on a domain controller is systemroot\SYSVOL\sysvol.Rakesh RSISO


Where can you find them group policy container and group policy template?

. The GPT contains the data in a GPO and is stored in the Sysvol in the /Policies sub-directory.


What is the use of sysvol folder?

All security and policy related information are stored in SYSVOL folder that's shared. It's replicate all security & policy related between all DC(Domain Controler). It locate in \\C:\window\.