Re: Scavenging Non-Existant Manchines in AD

From: Bob G (bob_at_hotmeel.com)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:55:30 +0200

"mutsa" <mutsa@roke.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uYdy783rEHA.2596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Does any one know if there is an automatic way to scavenge and delete the
> accounts of machines that have been taken permanently off-line but have
not
> been cleanly removed from the domain.
>
> For example a machine is built using RIS which will automatically add that
> client to AD. After that the user removes the machine from the network to
> make it stand-alone, but does not inform me. I would like that machines
> account to be either deleted automatically from AD after a set period of
> time of say 60 days or disabled somehow.
>
> Is this possible and can anyone help.
>
> MMMSD
>
>
I have found some interesting tools at www.joeware.net
But I still find it risky to delete the accounts automatically.

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