Definition

Active Directory forest (AD forest)

An Active Directory forest is the highest level of organization within Active Directory. Each forest shares a single database, a single global address list and a security boundary. By default, a user or administrator in one forest cannot access another forest.

 

Contributor(s): Ben Rubenstein
This was last updated in June 2012
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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