Comments on: Managing Terminated Users Windows Server 2003

By: jinteik

jinteik — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:51:33 +0000

last time what we did is we move all resign / terminated staff in 1 OU..then after a while we will just delete them manually.

as for auto deletion, i have not tried this program, but you can check it from here, but its not free…

http://www.dodownload.com/antivir+security/guards/jiji+active+directory+cleaner.html

By: rlove1067

rlove1067 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:21:04 +0000

I appreciate all the input !! I understand how to delete them but I did thinks there was a way to set a deletion date in AD ?? Could be wrong here. And yes, The orphaned files can be troublesome. We use a file server to store user files on and it is attached to their user profile in AD by group policy, so they get deleted as well. I think I have a handle on it now. I really appreciate all the input!!

If someone knows anymore about setting a deletion date, please let me know ! Thanks

By: labnuke99

labnuke99 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:05:37 +0000

The challenge with this though is that once the user object is deleted there could be orphaned files/folders that user created/owned. Those orphans would need to be addressed to retain ownership and possible accessibility.

By: saturno

saturno — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:01:51 +0000

I think leaving the account disabled for a certain time (~1/2 month(s)) is a good practice,

When you’re comfortable to delete them, just open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), locate the account, right click and choose Delete – you’ll be asked if you also want to delete the corresponding email account (if existent)

HTH