Restoring single objects
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Q:
Is there a Utility or a way to Restore single edirectory objects?
A:
Take a look at the DeTroubler product:
http://detroubler.blackbirdgroup.net/
and
NDSBackup&Restore by Hans Boone:
http://www.hbware.com/content/view/40/12/
Although most SMS-compliant backup products such as Arcserve and
BackupExec can restore single eDir objects, they only restore the single
object and not any potential references that may exist. This could cause
problems when restoring a single user object that was also member of
a group. The user object will still show the user being a member of the
group, but the group will not list the user as a member, because the
reference is lost.
eMBox and dsbk.nlm cannot restore single objects.
The only time that you might consider restoring single objects from backup is
when all other means have failed. But be aware of the consequences - often
it's just better to recreate the object.
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