Revealing container object

[CAMC1]

Hi,

When I delete a computer object in active directory, it is telling me that
it is container that contains other objects.

I deleted some computer like this, but don't want to delete anymore before
seeing what this container is for.

any idea?

 

[Paul Bergson]

If you go under the view menu option you will see there is an option to
select "Users, Groups and Computers as Containers". This is probably
selected, deselect and I bet this pop up will go away.

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[CAMC1]

That was not selected.
I only select "Advanced Features" and never select that feaure.

When it warns about computer object having another container object, I guess
it may be referring to any printer or share belongs to the computer but
published in active directory.

I think this is the reason why I get warnings on a few computers.
MC

 

[Paul Bergson]

I remove computers all the time and the only time I have seen that message
is as I detailed earlier. I have no other explanation for this message.
Maybe someone else in here has.

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[Joe Richards [MVP]]

This occurs when an object has subobjects under it. Computers are a
container class and can have subobjects of various classes, primarily
you will find print queue objects, MSMQ objects, and RAS objects.
However the list can contain (in a default base R2 forest)

F:\DEV\cpp\AdMod>adfind -schema -f name=computer possibleinferiors

AdFind V01.31.00cpp Joe Richards ([email protected]) March 2006

Using server: r2dc2.test.loc:389
Directory: Windows Server 2003
Base DN: CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=test,DC=loc

dn:CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=test,DC=loc

possibleInferiors: serviceInstance
possibleInferiors: applicationVersion
possibleInferiors: rpcProfile
possibleInferiors: rpcProfileElement
possibleInferiors: msieee80211-Policy
possibleInferiors: serviceAdministrationPoint
possibleInferiors: rRASAdministrationConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: mS-SQL-OLAPServer
possibleInferiors: comConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: remoteStorageServicePoint
possibleInferiors: nTFRSSubscriptions
possibleInferiors: msDS-AppData
possibleInferiors: rpcServer
possibleInferiors: intellimirrorSCP
possibleInferiors: printQueue
possibleInferiors: volume
possibleInferiors: ipsecNFA
possibleInferiors: rpcGroup
possibleInferiors: msDS-App-Configuration
possibleInferiors: serviceConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: rpcServerElement
possibleInferiors: mSMQConfiguration
possibleInferiors: ipsecNegotiationPolicy
possibleInferiors: mS-SQL-SQLServer
possibleInferiors: indexServerCatalog
possibleInferiors: msDFSR-LocalSettings
possibleInferiors: classStore
possibleInferiors: ipsecPolicy
possibleInferiors: dSA
possibleInferiors: ipsecFilter
possibleInferiors: storage
possibleInferiors: ipsecISAKMPPolicy

1 Objects returned



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