A computer that is a member of a domain has a secure channel password associated with it that it changes every 7 days. So A computer that has a password age of 30+ days should be safe to delete. Since the password is a property of the Computer object, when the password changes the USN is updated for replication purposes. Is that what you were looking for?
-----Original Message----- From: Alex Do [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 3:09 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: USN updates in ActiveDir? Here's a boggling question - WHAT CAUSES A USN UPDATE ON A COMPUTER ACCOUNT IN THE DIRECTORY? The reason I ask is that there are several scripts that use the "PasswordAge" property to clean up outdated computer accounts in the directory, but I have no idea what that means. I've noticed that the PasswordAge corresponds exactly to the object's last update date/time in ADUC, or the USN update. What the heck does it? ========================= Alex Do Desktop OS Specialist Information Technology Services Occidental College (323) 259 1428 Fax: (323) 341 4895 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles, CA 90041 ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ********************************************************************* The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
