RE: [ActiveDir] Partial AD Restore

[Parker, Edward]

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Also Aelita has a product that is called ERDisk fo AD.  It will allow you to be very granular with your restore.  You can restore individual objects or a group policy.  You do not have to take the DC offline in restore mode.  You can restore remotely.  Also you can centrally schedule all your backups.  We use it at this client site, and it works pretty well.   http://www.aelita.com/products/ERDisk/ERDisk_AD.htm   -----Original Message----- From: Rachui, Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:49 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Partial AD Restore   To restore objects that were accidentally deleted, you'll need to do something called an authoritative restore.  It requires that you reboot a domain controller into Directory Services Restore Mode and run an authoritative restore.  You can select the specific OU that you'd like to restore, or you can select the entire directory.   With AD, a restore is definitely not 'all or nothing', which is a very good thing!  Make sure you get familiar with the NTDSUTIL tool as this is the tool you'll be using to run this authoritative restore.  Microsoft has some very good white papers on how to do this, including a Disaster Recovery Guide for Active Directory that gives you step-by-step instructions.   I hope this helps.   Scott -----Original Message----- From: England, Christopher M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:43 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ActiveDir] Partial AD Restore I did a silly thing and deleted some user groups out of an OU. I am not in charge of the domain, but I have asked the domain admins to attempt to restore those groups. Is this even possible with Active Directory? I have heard that an AD restore is all or nothing. Any info would be great!   Chris England Systems Administrator Indiana University