Adeel Ansari wrote:
AD Guys and Gals,
Is there is a way to backout of AD Schema extension?
We have a project that requires AD Schema extension. The vendor has a tool that will make changes in AD
schema automatically. However, we are little conscious about it. Is it
possible to export the current AD schema and then make extension. Would
it be possible to import it back again?
Hmm, can they provide you with these schema extensions documentation -
do they have proper OIDs assigned or they are using some self-produced
OIDs? You should ask that questions before going any further and You
should check if their schema extension will not conflict with attributes
and classes You have now and possibly in the future (OIDs).
You can't roll back the schema which was replicated in the forest
without performing schema recovery procedure. You can defunct some part
of the schema:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ad/ad/disabling_existing_classes_and_attributes.asp
Can you guys/gals share your experience with schema extensions / updates?
Here is a bit information which I've gathered in my blog's post:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/tomek/archive/2006/02/09/exending_schema.aspx
There was also discussion on this topic on ActiveDir.org not so long ago
so be sure to go and check the archive.
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Tomasz Onyszko
http://www.w2k.pl/blog/ - (PL)
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/tomek/ - (EN)
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