Todd,
no, not really a fault tolerant issue, rather an
issue with minor changes within the structure for the directory or domains
that the tools were relying on...doco not getting updated etc, eventually
culminating into a situation where the automated tools didnt work properly,
no-one knew how to fix them, and no-one remembered exactly what fields they set
to what values...basically a royal PITA.
In of themselves, automated tools are not evil
and have their place for repetitive tasks (like unlocking accounts, changing
user group memberships), but sole reliance on them for what you call your
Data Administrators (we call them 1st level support) IMHO is a bad
thing. If these directory mangement tools go down (no matter how cool they
are there will be circumstances where they do fail), and this is the only
way your people know how to manage the network, then your Enterprise
Administrators (2nd and 3rd level support) are innundated with requests for
simple tasks (since 1st level dont know how to do it the 'normal'
way).
I've written a number of automated tools for
various clients, but are now restricting them to the most repetitive or error
prone tasks, not the routine tasks that are better suited for the native
tools.
If your doing 35 delegations, then I agree, that is
something prime for automation. For normal day to day things like
resetting passwords, unlocking accounts, the normal tools are just
fine.
I guess the current AD environment
is tightened down enough that we dont have to worry a great deal about
people getting in the wrong places and doing the wrong things. Finger
fumbles are a natural part of using any system, and an automated tool will only
solve some of these.
G.
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