A partial update can occur while replication is in
progress if an application reads an object during a brief interval
when some, but not all, of an update has been replicated to the
domain controller from which the application is reading.
path
Specifies the location of an object in a hierarchical
system.
A computer running Windows NT 4.0 Server that
authenticates logons and maintains the directory database for a
Windows NT 4.0 domain. A primary domain controller is not used in a
Windows 2000 domain. Instead, one domain controller is
designated as the primary domain controller emulator for backward
compatibility.