The Group Policy container in Active Directory Domain Services replicates by using which agent?

The Group Policy container in Active Directory Domain Services replicates by using which agent?

• A. Direct Replication Agent
• B. Directory Replication Agent
• C. Duplication and Replication Agent
• D. Delegation Replication Agent

Answer: (B)

Group Policy metadata stored in Active Directory is part of the directory data that moves between domain controllers through AD replication. The component responsible for propagating that directory data, including the Group Policy Container, is the Directory Replication Agent. This agent handles replication of Directory Service data across DCs, ensuring changes to GPC metadata in AD are seen everywhere in the forest. The actual policy files under SYSVOL are replicated differently (by SYSVOL replication, via FRS/DFSR), separate from the AD replication path for directory objects like the GPC.

Group Policy metadata stored in Active Directory is part of the directory data that moves between domain controllers through AD replication. The component responsible for propagating that directory data, including the Group Policy Container, is the Directory Replication Agent. This agent handles replication of Directory Service data across DCs, ensuring changes to GPC metadata in AD are seen everywhere in the forest. The actual policy files under SYSVOL are replicated differently (by SYSVOL replication, via FRS/DFSR), separate from the AD replication path for directory objects like the GPC.