active directory forest

I have a small query. I just want to know the basic difference between active directory forest and active directory domain.
do tell me.
Pannu

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TechJunky

My understanding is that a forest consists of several domains. IE Trees which make a forest.

A domain is simply that, one domain for a bunch of users.

So basically if you have a Marketing, Accounting, Customer Service domains, I would consider each domain a tree and then when they are combined you have a forest. I am not positive if thats 100% correct, but thats my take on it.

Thats why they have global users etc, so you can have access to multiple domains.

pannupandit

that is ok. Actually I am coming across a situation where I have to put the name of forest and domain in which I want to join. I have only one domain controller in the network and one domain onle. domain is let abc.in but am not able to get what to write in the forest field.
thanx

eurotrash

a forest can also consist of a single tree.

RTmarc

a forest can consist of a single tree containing a single domain (forest root) also.