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Connecting to the Nearest Domain Controller

Since an Active Directory domain consists of multiple domain controllers, the question to which domain controller should ADS commands be sent is now extremely important.

The ADS connector lets you choose from the following options, which domain controller to target:

• Always use the primary domain controller
• Direct the commands to the closest domain controller
• Allow the caller to manually specify the intended target domain controller

See the ADS section of the Provisioning Manager online help for more information on setting your preferences for connecting to the nearest domain controller.