Here, we will look into some of the best practices that can be used to manage AD objects:
- Housekeeping: It is important to review the validity of AD objects from time to time. There can be objects that are no longer active in operations. There are several ways to handle these objects:
- If it's possible to confirm that objects are not in use for 100% of the time, objects can be completely deleted from AD.
- If it's not possible to confirm, the object can be disabled and monitored for events. If there are no events, the object can be removed from AD.
In order to manage disabled objects, it is advised to create a different OU and move the disabled objects to that. This will allow us to keep track of them and allow easy access when required.
In AD, there can be objects that are only used for a limited time. As an example, there can be contractors who only...
