Managing Active Directory Backup and Restore

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

The following tasks for managing Active Directory backup and restore are described in this objective:

• Backing Up Active Directory Components

• Performing a Nonauthoritative Restore of a Domain Controller

• Performing an Authoritative Restore of Active Directory Objects

• Performing an Authoritative Restore of an Application Directory Partition

• Performing an Authoritative Restore of a Group Policy Object

• Restoring a Domain Controller Through Reinstallation and Subsequent Restore from Backup

• Restoring a Domain Controller Through Reinstallation