all domain controllers run Windows 2000 Server Native mode allows organizations to take advantage of new Active Directory features such as Universal groups, nested group membership, and inter-domain group membership
when all the domain controllers in a given domain are running Windows 2000 Server This mode allows organizations to take advantage of new Active Directory features such as Universal groups, nested group membership, and inter-domain group membership Compare Mixed Mode
The condition in which all domain controllers within a domain are Windows 2000 domain controllers and an administrator has enabled native mode operation (through Active Directory Users and Computers) See also mixed mode