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Account Database

An account database maintains the security principals and necessary information for authentication and other purposes.

  • an Active Directory database maintains the domain security principals, whereas

  • the security account manager (SAM) built-in database maintains local security principals

NTDS.dit

File C:\Windows\NTDS\ntds.dit is used by AD DS to store directory data.

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