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You will likely need the installation CD for 2k3 server,... But you can use the DSQuery tools from the adminpak.msi on the original installation CD. <br />
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The commands are: <br />
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To find inactive computer accounts (number is inactivity in weeks):<br />
dsquery computer -inactive 2<br />
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To find computers with stale passwords (number is stale in days)<br />
dsquery computer -stalepwd 45<br />
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You can get additional info on both of these tools with dsquery computer /? ,dsmod computer /?, and dsrm computer /?<br />
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Hope this helps..
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You will likely need the installation CD for 2k3 server,... But you can use the DSQuery tools from the adminpak.msi on the original installation CD.

The commands are:

To find inactive computer accounts (number is inactivity in weeks):
dsquery computer -inactive 2

To find computers with stale passwords (number is stale in days)
dsquery computer -stalepwd 45

You can get additional info on both of these tools with dsquery computer /? ,dsmod computer /?, and dsrm computer /?

Hope this helps..

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Hello Experts,<br />
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I need to complete some house cleaning in active directory, which involves deleting stale computer accounts. We’re running Windows 2003 DC’s<br />
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I need to identify computer/server accounts that have not been active in AD for two months. I will then need to disable these accounts for a period of time and then delete them.
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Hello Experts,

I need to complete some house cleaning in active directory, which involves deleting stale computer accounts. We’re running Windows 2003 DC’s

I need to identify computer/server accounts that have not been active in AD for two months. I will then need to disable these accounts for a period of time and then delete them.

Active Directory 2003

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).