I accidentally deleted a folder in Active Directory that I need back. I am using Windows Server 2003, I thought I had the object highlighted in the right pane, but the folder was highlighted in the left. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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I accidentally deleted a folder in Active Directory that I need back. I am using Windows Server 2003, I thought I had the object highlighted in the right pane, but the folder was highlighted in the left. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
System restore?
Undo undo undo ......I love that button ;) Jking
What folder???
Do you have a system state backup??
MLF
I presume he does but doesnt want to go through that trouble :P
Is this the only server??? or is there another one with the AD info on it??
Heres some reading to get a grasp what needs to be done depending on the role and setup of the server.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc736611.aspx
MLF
More info
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb72048.aspx
MLF
Ok, well it would help if you could elaborate on what folder. I'm assuming it's not a default AD folder as I tried to replicate your error with no luck. The default folders don't even offer a delete option when I right-click them. The only folder that offered a delete option was Program Data in Advanced View.Quote:
I accidentally deleted a folder in Active Directory
As for the deleted object, I would try to use the LDP tool that comes with Server 2003. This object may still exist depending on your tombstone lifetime. And if the LDP tool isn't on your server, it's on the CD.
Here's a link on how to use LDP to recover deleted AD objects.
http://searchwindowsserver.techtarge...141514,00.html
Thanks for all of the replies, I have used a tool called Quest Object Restore for Active Directory. It put all of the users back in, but didn't fill in their profile info. I actually deleted a container called 'Students', that contained all of the Student accounts. Luckily their home folders are still intact, so it is just a matter of remapping them to the right account.
We do have system backups, but we would have to rebuild all of our servers. It was a relatively small number of users, so we decided that it would be best to write a script to automate filling in as much profile data as we could, reset the passwords [they were lost too], and re-enable the accounts. Should make for a fun day. :D Once again, the help is much appreciated. At least it is Friday...
Stupid question, does 2k3 have the option for system restore?
Cider:
Yes, it does, but that wouldn't affect the AD info. I wish it would, that would be awesome! It is actually stored [I believe] on our Domain Controller. I am pretty new to Network Administration, and am still figuring things out. [sometimes the hard way, obviously] :)
Dont worry dude. I was trying to get wsus up and running at work and it said .net wasnt installed when it was.
So what did I do , uninstall!
As it started uninstalling , the whole office starting screamiing that their mail wasnt working.
I had broken exchange, our of office :)
oh no! :eek:
At least this was just the students, and I had some credibility stored up, our mail server was malfunctioning this morning, and I was able to get that going again... Thanks for the confidence booster. :)
:) that wasnt supposed to ne a confidence booster :P
The more mistakes you make the more you learn.. but if you keep making the same mistake...your insane
Very true. I had just gotten so used to clicking ok on those warning messages, that I had stopped reading them. Two keystrokes caused me a ton of work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Und3ertak3r
I done some doosies.....some are very good learning experiences.
One thing I have done that usually saves alot of time....have a recovery plan...just in case ;)
backup before fiddling....
MLF
If you don't already have it, check your backup software for an active directory agent. It'll do backups of your AD and you can restore objects that have been corrupted, deleted, etc. It's generally pretty inexpensive for an agent like that but can save you a lot of $ in time.
Sounds like a great idea. I think I will definitely look into it. I am just glad that all of the users files were still intact. Now I just need to go through the painstaking process of mapping their folder to their profile one by one. I have them all where they can log in now, and I have assigned group policy. They can save to the local disk until I get that worked out. I will just tell the teachers to make them use assigned seats :) ... All in all it hasn't been as much of a nightmare as I first thought it was going to be. Thanks again to the AO community for all of the suggestions and personal accounts of screwing up :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by phishphreek
Well, I'm glad your situation has worked out to a point where you see an end in sight. I'm still convinced that servers should come with a health warning label and a pack of Demerol for anyone who has to deal with them daily. :bigsmile:Quote:
All in all it hasn't been as much of a nightmare as I first thought it was going to be
you might be able to whip up a login script and apply it to all the affected users, with a creative version of the net use command and the %username% variable :>Quote:
Originally Posted by westin
We had the same problem about 6 months ago where someone deleted the wrong OU. Luckily we use CommVault Active Directory agents on our Domain Controllers and were able to restore the OU. We had to wait for the OU deletion to replicate to all DCs in order to prevent the older/restored data from being overwritten due to the older USNs.
I imagine other backup solutions provide something similar to CommVault's Active Directory agents. I highly recommend a safety net like this.
Wow, talk about bringing up painful memories. :)
Kind of an old thread, but thanks for the suggestion on CommVault. I actually use a script now that runs CSVDE once a week to back up our AD into a CSV file. I know that this will not store password info, but I can reset those easily enough with a script.
Well, I think this is time to close the thread.
:)