Online defragmentation of the database (ntds.dit) is done automatically. One thing the online defrag doesn't do is to reduce the size of the database. This can only be done with an offline defrag.
The following two articles explain this very well. Q229602 Q232122 Generally, you would only need to run an offline defrag after some major change to your AD, e.g. removal of a number of OUs following a company spin-off. Tony ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Oluwaseyi Owoeye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:52:22 +0100 Hi guys, What tools can be used to effectively maintain the Active Directory database. Thanks List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
