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2.6.4.3 Authoritative Restores
If you restore the most recent copy of the Active Directory database that contains the deleted objects, those
objects will be deleted when replication occurs because the objects are marked for deletion in the replicas of
the database. To prevent this from occurring, you can perform an authoritative restore. When you restore
an object authoritatively, it persists after replication even though it is marked for deletion in the replicas of
the database. To perform an authoritative restore, do the following:
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Restart the computer
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During the boot process, press
F8
to access the Advanced Boot Options menu
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Select the Directory Services Restore Mode from the Windows Server 2003
Advanced Options menu
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Once the computer has booted into Directory Services Restore Mode, restore the
system state data from the most recent backup that contains the objects that you want to
recover
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Once the restore is complete, run Ntdsutil.exe
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Type
authoritative restore
at the command prompt
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Type
restore subtree object_name
, where
object_name
is the distinguished name
of the object, at the authoritative restore prompt
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Exit Ntdsutil by typing
quit
at the prompt
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Then restart the computer
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