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little help here please ?

  • 05-05-2005 1:25pm
    #1
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭


    We're running a Win 2003 domain server. Over the last couple of days there's been a bunch of accounts deleted (ex employees accounts). Unfortunatly, one of these was the former finance person.

    Her PC is being used by the current finance person, but the secure certificate from the bank (all salaries & payments etc) was in her profile.

    The profile is still on the desktop system, but obviously we can't get in through her former logon because it's now deleted.

    I tried re-creating her logon but all that did was set up a new profile (username.000).

    Is there any way of recovering the deleted account ?


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  • #2
    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    If you have a system state backup, then boot to safe mode on the server and perform an authorititive restore. Check the Microsoft site for more information.

    Best of luck.
    Howard


  • #3
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    System state of the user's desktop ? if so, then no


  • #4
    The Bollox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,372 ✭✭✭The Bollox


    never trust Microsoft with **** like that, use Linux, no problems there!


  • #5
    SwampThing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭SwampThing


    Marts wrote:
    never trust Microsoft with **** like that, use Linux, no problems there!

    Very helpful!


  • #6
    The Bollox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,372 ✭✭✭The Bollox


    SwampThing wrote:
    Very helpful!
    I know, I have a way with words :p


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  • #7
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,341 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    I did the same due to a problem with a users machine - I had to delete him and his machine off the Active Directory and add again. Profile unavailable so I manually copied his profile on the desktop.

    example: http://www.winbookcorp.com/_technote/WBTA09000815.htm


  • #8
    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    I reckon the OP has a user with a digital cert tied to the AD account.

    A quick way to get the account back is to use an Authorititive restore of the Server. The System State of the server contains the active directory, and if you are taking regular backups you can restore the AD to a previous state and thereby undelete the account.

    Alternatively can you not recreate the required certificate for the new user?

    Cheers
    Howard


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