Active Directory Recycle Bin

Posted By: Adam Bomb | Jan 23rd @ 12:01 AM | 28,766 Views | 21 Comments

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Joey was there for me in a pinch when I went looking for something new to put up for today.
He was doing some work on a demo for Active Directory Recycle Bin, and he showed me what he's working on.
The new Recycle Bin functionality in Server 2008 R2 is really cool - you can actually undelete objects, and all their attributes are restored as if the object never went away - no requirement to rejoin the domain for computer objects, for example.
The feature is all implemented in PowerShell, so Joey also gives us a sneak peek at the new PowerShell GUI.

Tags: Active Directory, Top 10, Windows Server 2008 R2

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anazcp

great tool. dude. we have been waiting for such a tool. it would have released earlier. with 2k3 itself..

Shay

Will it reanimate deleted user group membership?

DSotnikov

Very cool. Now we need someone to create a PowerPack for that and share it in the PowerGUI.org library... Wink

Dmitry

Joey

In reply to Shay

#Jan 23rd @ 7:52 AM

You bet! It actually pulls it out of the "recylcle bin" similar to how you pull a document out of the recycle bin on your desktop. Everything is intact including group membership and all of the attributes. Good stuff!

Shay

In reply to Joey

#Jan 23rd @ 4:15 PM

Awesome!

KingCobra
Eat My Plasma

Need a copy of Camtasia? Smiley

Goran Topalovic

In reply to Joey

#Jan 23rd @ 4:15 PM

Thank you Mark R. for ZoomIT.
I think it is 5 years late, but better ever than never.

Joey, can we expect those PowersShell command to be reachable through the ADUC - MMC GUI interface. not just PoweShell V2 GUI.

Thank you.

Joey

In reply to Goran Topalovic

#Jan 25th @ 10:14 PM

No. The recycle bin is currently only accessable by using the Powershell cmdlets. It's actually very simple and intuitive to use. There is always the get-help command as well to make it easier.

Goran Topalovic

In reply to Joey

#Jan 25th @ 11:33 PM

Of course, it is simple but I would like to have a chance to finish this through the ADUC. That is all.