responsible for managing and maintaining the Active Directory database, which includes information about all the resources and users in a domain.
A primary domain controller (PDC) is the main domain controller in a domain. It is responsible for handling all the updates and changes made to the Active Directory database, and replicating those changes to any other domain controllers in the domain.
Additionally, PDC also maintains the Master Security Account Database, which contains the master copy of all the user and group account information for the domain. This means that the PDC is responsible for authenticating users and managing access to resources in the domain.
The PDC is also responsible for time synchronization within the domain. It is used as the authoritative time source for all the other domain controllers and clients within the domain.
In summary, In Active Directory, a primary domain controller (PDC) is the main domain controller in a domain. It is responsible for handling all the updates and changes made to the Active Directory database, maintaining the Master Security Account Database, authenticating users, managing access to resources and time synchronization within the domain.
