Skip to main content

If you upgrade a 2003 domain to a 2008 domain, are OUs protected from deletion?

By

OU deletion protection allows you to prevent the deletion of accidental move of an OU. This is a particular problem with using a laptop with a tiny mouse pad for administration. It is easy to accidently move an OU into another OU. With Group Policy, this can easily create problems. In Windows Server 2008, All OUs are created with the new OU Deletion Protection turned on by default. The question is, are OUs created on a Windows 2003 Domain protected after an upgrade to a Windows 2008 domain?

The answer is no.

I tested using a Windows 2003 domain created in a Hyper-V environment. I creaed an empty OU and another one with both a user account and a group. OU protection was not on by default for both of them after the upgrade. Also the objects inside the did not have deletion protection. To activate Deletion protection:

· Open AD Users and Computers

· Click View and select Advanced Features.

· Right click the OU and click Properties

· In the Object tab check Protect object from accidental deletion.

You will have to also do this for each object inside the OU that you want to protect.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to run GPResult on a remote client with PowerShell

By
In the past, to run the GPResult command, you would need to either physically visit this client, have the user do it, or use and RDP connection.  In all cases, this will disrupt the user.  First, you need PowerShell remoting enabled on the target machine.  You can do this via Group Policy . Open PowerShell and type this command. Invoke-Command –ScriptBlock {GPResult /r} –ComputerName <ComputerName> Replace <ComputerName> with the name of the target.  Remember, the target needs to be online and accessible to you.
Post a Comment
Read more

Set up your Environment to utilize Invoke-GPUpdate

By
I’m sitting in O’Hare enjoying my 3 hour layover as I get ready to teach a Windows 10 class in Fort Wayne.  I’m actually prepping for my class in Fort Wayne in a few weeks, 10982 Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 10.  This class is very much like the Windows 7 version that I used to teach so I decided to up the detail quite a bit.  In the GPO troubleshootin chapter, I’m including a demonstration on how to use PowerShell’s Invoke-GPUpdate.  I needed to make sure the environment is set up for me to be able to utilize this cmdlet.  If you read the Notes section on Invoke-GPUpdate’s help file, you will see there are three firwall rules that need to be in place:          Remote Scheduled Tasks Management (RPC)          Remote Scheduled Tasks Management (RPC-ERMAP)          Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI-IN) I decided to create a little PowerShell script to crea...
Post a Comment
Read more

Where did a User’s Account Get Locked Out?

By
Updated: May 15, 2015 When this article was originally published, two extra carriage returns were add causing the code to malfunction.  The code below is correct.   My client for this week’s PowerShell class had a really interesting question. They needed to know where an account is being locked out at. OK, interesting. Apparently users hop around clients and forget to log off, leading to eventual lock out of their accounts. The accounts can be unlocked, but are then relocked after Active Directory replication. This problem is solved in two parts. The first one is to modify the event auditing on the network. The second part is resolved with PowerShell. The first part involves creating a group policy that will encompass your Domain Controllers. In this GPO, make these changes. Expand Computer Configuration \ Policies \ Windows Settings \ Security Settings \ Advanced Audit Policy Configuration \ Audit Policies \ Account Management Double click User Account Management C...
18 comments
Read more