Active Directory Restore

Windows Server 2003 introduces the ability to restore deleted (“tombstoned”) objects. This simple command-line utility enumerates the deleted objects in a domain and gives you the option of restoring each one. Source code is based on sample code in the Microsoft Platform SDK

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963906.aspx

Adrestore GUI:

Main features:

  • Browsing the tombstones
  • Domain Controller targeting
  • Can be used with alternative credentials (convenient if you do not logon to your desktop as Domain Admin, which you should never do anyway)
  • User/Computer/OU/Container reanimation
  • Preview of tombstone attributes

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/files/folders/guyt/entry40811.aspx

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