Domain Forests

Domain Forests

In Active Directory, a domain forest is a collection of one or more domain trees that share a common global catalog, directory schema, logical structure, and configuration. Domains within a forest can be linked together via trust relationships, allowing users from one domain to access resources in another, based on permissions.

Key Characteristics:

• Tree Structure: Multiple domain trees can exist within a forest, each with its unique namespace.

• Global Catalog: Provides searchable attributes for every object in the forest, facilitating resource discovery.

• Shared Schema: All domains within a forest share the same schema, ensuring uniformity in object definitions.

• Transitive Trusts: Built-in trust relationships that ease resource access across domains.

Domain forests are typically used in large organizations to manage complex networks and ensure each domain can communicate and cooperate efficiently without compromising the autonomy of each