http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=27
Okay so watching Eileen....
And question.... default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on
Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days BUT.... many times I know that these
changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's NOT
on upgraded ones....see below as to confirmation of this....
<btw...request please? When changes are made between SPs... can we have
a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the versioning
changes?>
Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where that
value is set? I want to see what it is on my real baby that got
upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are slip
installed.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx
*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a copy of
a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called the tombstone
lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. Longer tombstone
lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted object remains in the local
directory of a disconnected domain controller beyond the time when the
object is permanently deleted from online domain controllers. The
tombstone lifetime is not changed automatically when you upgrade to
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change the tombstone lifetime
manually after the upgrade. New forests that are installed with
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 have a default tombstone lifetime of
180 days. For more information about tombstone lifetime, see How the
Data Store Works <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339>.
Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active Directory]:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_for_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx
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