Restore Adobjects
Use the restore adobjects command to restore individual Active Directory objects from the local Deleted Objects container.
Backup-archive clients that run on Windows Server platforms can restore individual Active Directory objects from full system-state backups stored on the IBM Spectrum Protect™ server.
Supported Clients
This command is valid for Windows Server OS clients.
Syntax
>>-Restore ADOBJects--+----------------+--+---------+---------->< '-sourcepathspec-' '-options-'
Parameters
- sourcepathspec
- Specifies the Active Directory object or container to restore. If a container is specified, its
contents are also restored. You can either specify the full distinguished name of an object or a
container, or just the name attribute ('cn' or 'ou'), where the wildcard might be used. The
following special characters require an escape character, the backslash, (\), if any of them are
contained in the name:
- \
- #
- +
- =
- <
- >
For example, "cn=test#" is entered as "cn=test\#".
The client cannot display any object names that contain an asterisk (*) as part of the name.
Do not use wildcards when you specify a distinguished name.
Option | Where to use |
---|---|
adlocation | Command line only. |
dateformat (the option is ignored when adlocation is not specified) | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
pitdate (the option is ignored when adlocation is not specified) | Command line only. |
pittime (the option is ignored when adlocation is not specified) | Command line only. |
replace | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
timeformat (the option is ignored when adlocation is not specified) | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
Examples
- Task
- Restore a specific deleted Active Directory object.
Command: restore adobj "CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=bryan,DC=test,DC=ibm,DC=com"
- Task
- Restore all deleted objects that were originally located in the
Users container.
Command: restore adobj "CN=Users,DC=bryan,DC=test,DC=ibm,DC=com"
- Task
- Restore individual Active Directory objects from the IBM
Spectrum Protect server. Use the pitdate and
pittime options to select from a list of more recent and less recent backup
versions. Command: restore adobj "cn=guest" -adloc=server -pitdate=03/17/2008 -pittime=11:11:11
- Task
- Restore all deleted users with the name starting with Fred.
Command: restore adobjects "cn=Fred*"
- Task
- Restore all deleted organizational units with the name testou.
Command: restore adobjects "ou=testou"