look into Drag-and-Drop. it might help
The DS tools consist of the following commands DSQUERY - search for active directory objects matching criteria DSGET - retrieves selected attributes from active directory objects DSMOD - modify attributes for one or more active directory objects DSADD - create active directory objects DSMOVE - move active directory objects DSRM - removes/deletes active directory objects
user
Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)
Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)
The Active Directory Schema defines the types of user,printer objects to be created in the domain
The GLobal Catalogue has a reference to all objects within Active Directory. Its is know as GC
The Global CatalogSource:Windows Server 2008 Administrator MOAC 70-646Chapter 3, Planning an Active Directory Deploymentpg. 98
lingering object
because this is important
, the server hosting the replica of Active Directory database is called Domain Controller. In it's database is all information about all objects, that exist in particular Active Directory domain.
Active Directory stores information about all the objects, resources on the network, policies applied on them and permissions on the resources..objects can be users, computers, printers etc
Active Directory Recycle Bin is a feature that helps minimize directory service downtime by enhancing your ability to preserve and restore accidentally deleted Active Directory objects without restoring Active Directory data from backups, restarting Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), or rebooting domain controllers. When you enable Active Directory Recycle Bin feature, all link-valued and non-link-valued attributes of the deleted Active Directory objects are preserved and the objects are restored in their entirety to the same consistent logical state that they were in immediately before deletion. For example, restored user accounts automatically regain all group memberships and corresponding access rights that they had immediately before deletion, within and across domains. Active Directory Recycle Bin is functional for both AD DS and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) environments. Mohannad Hamid