1. | Click Start, Run, and then type ldp.exe. Click OK. |
2. | Use the Connection menu to connect and bind to the Windows Server 2003 domain controller. |
3. | From the Options menu, click Controls. |
4. | Click the Load Predefined list Return Deleted Objects. |
5. | In Control Type, click Server, and then click OK. |
6. | From the View menu, select tree and enter the distinguished name path (the DN path, cn=deleted Objects,dc=domainname,dc=domainextension) of the delete object container in the domain where the deletion occurred, and then click OK. |
7. | Double-click the deleted objects container. |
8. | Double-click the object to be undeleted or reanimated. |
9. | Right-click the object to reanimate and then click Modify. |
10. | In the Edit Entry Attribute box, type isDeleted and leave the values box blank. |
11. | Click the Delete Option button, and then click Enter. |
12. | In the Attribute box, type distinguishedName. |
13. | In the values box, type the new DN path for the reanimated object: Cn=delteduser,ou=usersou,dc=domainname,dc=domainextension
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14. | Alternatively, append the value of the deleted object's LastKnownParent attribute to tie CN value and past the full DN path in the values box. |
15. | In the Operation box, click REPLACE. |
16. | Click Enter. |
17. | Click to select the Synchronous check box. |
18. | Click to select the Extended check box. |
19. | Click RUN. |
20. | Click options followed by Controls, click to clear Return Deleted Objects, and then click OK. |
21. | Reset user account passwords, profiles, home directories, and group memberships for the reanimated user. |
22. | Enable the reanimated account in Active Directory Users and Computers. |
23. | Clean up the account and reconnect it with any Active Directory integrated application. For example, if Microsoft Exchange is used for email, remove Exchange attributes and reconnect the user to his Exchange mailbox. |