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Backup AD Structure, Passwords
Hello,
I am trying to see if there is a way, besides using system restore, to backup my AD. I want to push this to an online backup and want to keep it smaller. I seem to remember maybe there is a way to do this with VBScript, maybe I am wrong.
Any ideas are appreciated. Hoping to result in a small file that would allow me to import users and passwords back into a brand new AD controller in the event of a fire or something.
I am trying to see if there is a way, besides using system restore, to backup my AD. I want to push this to an online backup and want to keep it smaller. I seem to remember maybe there is a way to do this with VBScript, maybe I am wrong.
Any ideas are appreciated. Hoping to result in a small file that would allow me to import users and passwords back into a brand new AD controller in the event of a fire or something.
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Brian Pierce
A backup of the SYSTEM STATE is the recommended way to backup AD. While you could export most acount details with a script (passwords would be tricky as they are not actually stored as such), AD contains much more than this including group information SIDS and a whole plethora of other stuff
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Thanks guys.
Gideon, I like the sound of your solution, could you please elaborate on why the machine's Private Keys are important? It seems to me like the recommended approach of System State should include everything you need.
Gideon, I like the sound of your solution, could you please elaborate on why the machine's Private Keys are important? It seems to me like the recommended approach of System State should include everything you need.
The best thing here would be to have a second DC offsite/remote location. That doesn't mean don't backup AD but in a fire/major issue situation that other DC would be there.
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Mike
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Thank you Gideon, i think your answer makes the most sense for my environement. We are not large enough to have an offsite location, but we are worried about having to install to brand new machines incase of fire or other disaster.
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