When an entry is removed from an Active Directory server, the server does not actually delete the entry, but instead moves it to a container for temporary storage, thus allowing for its eventual recovery if removed by accident.
With LDAP Administrator, you can view the Deleted Objects container contents and restore any objects it contains either to their original or to a new, user-specified location.
To view and restore the deleted objects:
Connect to an Active Directory server whose Deleted Objects container(-s) you are interested in.
Click
Restore Deleted Objects on the
Server toolbar to launch the Active Directory Tombstone
Manager.
With the Active Directory Tombstone Manager, you can:
View Deleted Objects Entries and Their AttributesEach Active Directory partition has its own Deleted Objects container. By default, Tombstone Manager uses the partition that is currently selected. Use the Select Partition combo-box to change the default partition or to aggregate all the partition Deleted Objects containers contents of all the partitions into a single view via selecting the <All> item.
The left-hand side view displays the contents of the Deleted Objects container. Select an entry to view its attributes in the right-hand side pane.
Fetching the contents of the Deleted Objects container may take much time if there are a large number of entries in it. You can discontinue background download at any time by pressing the Stop button.
Press the Refresh button to reload the Deleted Objects container view.
Restore Deleted Entries
To restore a deleted entry you can use either the
Quick Restore command (if the entry
contains enough information to be restored automatically), or the
Restore Wizard - if last parent entry
is unknown or some of the required attributes are missing.
The Restore Wizard consists of the following two steps.
Step1: Parent DNAt this step, you need to specify or change to a destination container DN where the entry is being restored into.
Step2: Adding Attributes and Their ValuesHere you must specify attributes and their values which the entry is required to contain. You can also add optional attributes or edit existing values. This step is similar to the Adding Attributes and Their Values step in the Creating New Entry.
To restore objects from the Deleted Objects, container the user you authenticate with or a group the user belongs to should possess the Reanimate Tombstone control access right. |