AD Restore

[dberg35]

CAn AD be restored while users are logged in?

 

[mrdenny]

An authorizive restore requires that you take a domain controller offline to do the restore. If you have more than one domain controller then yes. If you only have one, then users will be impacted.

Denny
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[dberg35]

This is also a Terminal server and is being used as I type this, so I would have to wait till after hours?

 

[dberg35]

The situation is that I attempted to block content through GP and set a pwd. Now no one can access the internet and I even shut that service down again, but even doing gpupdate won't fix it.

 

[mrdenny]

Yes, you'll have to wait till after hours.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

http://www.mrdenny.com

 

[terrywilson]

So you just changed a GPO? If you change it back and do a gpupdate /force does it fix the problem? Restoring AD is a bit extreme if a faulty GPO is all the problem is.