recover deleted user account

[Guest]

Hi,
I'm using 2003 Server and I was wondering if there is anyway to recover a
user account in AD with an email account?

Thanks Craig

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Do you have a backup from the system state before deleting?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Guest]

Yes I do.

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Do you have a backup from the system state before deleting?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Guest]

I apologize I have 2003 Server SP1 I'm not sure if that makes a difference.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Check out this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840001

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Guest]

Sorry for the mulitiple posts, I have the system state backed up using
Veritas, can I do a restore from that program?

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Restore the system state to a different folder on the drive and then you
can use it during the restore phase with the document.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Guest]

Thanks a lot for you help Meinolf, as I've been working on this I've been
able to
recover the deleted account issue for the most part. My BIG concern (and in
my frantic state over looked it)
is there anyway to reconnect to the users mailbox? I'm using Exchange 2003
and I can
still see their mailbox, if I created a new user account with the same exact
name would that
allow me access to the mailbox, or can I connect to it now just to get the
emails and move
on from there?

Thanks again, Craig

 

[Guest]

Thanks again for the help, I got it!

Thanks a lot for you help Meinolf, as I've been working on this I've been
able to
recover the deleted account issue for the most part. My BIG concern (and
in my frantic state over looked it)
is there anyway to reconnect to the users mailbox? I'm using Exchange 2003
and I can
still see their mailbox, if I created a new user account with the same
exact name would that
allow me access to the mailbox, or can I connect to it now just to get the
emails and move
on from there?

Thanks again, Craig

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Nice to hear that you got. Exchange is very easy, like you saw yourself.
If you don't delete the mailbox it is still on the server and you can just
rightclick and choose reconnect.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]]

do an authoritative restore of AD for that single user object. as soon as
you are finished the mail will reconnect automatically because the mailbox
is linked to the user object in terms of attribute and attributevalues.
Because those are restored as well the mailbox is reconnected again
(provided it still exists in exchange)

steps:
use a W2K3 SP1 DC!!!!

* Boot the DC into DSRM (use can use RDP, but first change the boot.ini)
* Logon to DSMR using the DSRM administrator account (not the same as the
domain administrator)
* Start the backup tool and restore AD NON-AUTHORITATIVELY and the SYSVOL
also NON-AUTHORITATIVELY
* After the backup has finished open a command prompt window
* NTDSUTIL
* AUTH REST
* RESTORE OBJECT "<DN of user object>"
* a TXT file is shown that contains the information about restored objects
(you can find the file in the same location where you started NTDSUTIL)
* a LDF file is shown (if the user contained backlinks) that contains the
information to restore backlinks (you can find the file in the same location
where you started NTDSUTIL)
* Boot the DC in normal mode
* Logon as domain administrator
* Import the LDF file using LDIFDE
* If you have multiple domains AND that user object was a member of groups
in those domain, you have additional work to do. If not, yo are ready

for more info see: MS-KBQ840001

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