Protecting important objects from accidental deletion

To avoid having to reboot domain controllers and restore individual items, important objects in Active Directory can be protected from accidental deletion.

Getting ready

To protect important objects from accidental deletion, sign in to a domain controller with a user account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

How to do it…

This recipe shows three ways to protect an Organizational Unit (OU) from accidental deletion:

• Using Active Directory Users and Computers
• Using the Active Directory Administrative Center
• Using Windows PowerShell

Using Active Directory Users and Computers

Perform these steps to protect an OU from accidental deletion using Active Directory Users and Computers:

1. Press Start.
2. Search for Active Directory Users and Computers and click its search result, or run dsa.msc. The Active Directory Users and Computers window appears.
3. From the View menu, enable...