Hi Steve, Take a look at this article on Tombstoned objects & defragging the DIT.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/res kit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/r eskit/en-us/distrib/dsbg_dat_namy.asp tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/4goey Looking at the other threads, I notice you have 2k3. Although these docs are geared towards 2k, I believe the same principals still apply. William -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Schofield Sent: 18 March 2005 18:02 To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Database size questions. Hi, I'm not sure if this is a problem but something seems not exactly right with the size of my AD database. AD has about 10,000 user id's and a few servers. The size of the AD database over the last few days has grown from 900 meg to 1.4 gig. We haven't added any a lot more objects to cause this type of growth. We do have a script that runs every 5 minutes that adds, updates, removes users that are used by a program that does LDAP look-ups. This is about the only thing because it runs so often I can contribute to it but not sure. There are no errors in the event log but the growth of 500 meg in a few days concerns me. I looked around and didn't find much pertaining to this subject. Any thoughts, suggestions on determining whitespace in the AD database? Steve Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This communication (including any attachments) contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please do not distribute, copy or use this communication or the information. Instead, if you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. Due to the nature of the Internet, the sender is unable to ensure the integrity of this message and does not accept any liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions (whether as the result of this message having been intercepted or otherwise) in the contents of this message. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the company. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
