Hi, As others mentioned, the backup is necessary. Since the domain is a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain and if you have enabled AD Recycle Bin, we could refer to the following article to perform the restore. Active Directory Recycle Bin Step-by-Step Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392261(v=ws.10).aspx Regards, Andy

Hi, As others mentioned, the backup is necessary. Since the domain is a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain and if you have enabled AD Recycle Bin, we could refer to the following article to perform the restore. Active Directory Recycle Bin Step-by-Step Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392261(v=ws.10).aspx Regards, Andy

Hi, Everybody we are using windows server2008r2, I deleted my ad users last 4 month back, how to restore that ad users, how to increase tombstone life time.

Hi, Please go through the following articles How to restore deleted user accounts and their group memberships in Active Directory http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840001 Adjusting the Tombstone Lifetime https://msmvps.com/blogs/ulfbsimonweidner/archive/2010/02/10/adjusting-the-tombstone-lifetime.aspx ThanksRegards, Santosh I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Hello, just increasing the TSL will NOT give you the option for easier restore. You have the need for AD aware backup, at least system state to restore user accounts. Please read carefully http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216993 about system state backups that are OVER the TSL.Best regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Hello, just increasing the TSL will NOT give you the option for easier restore. You have the need for AD aware backup, at least system state to restore user accounts. Please read carefully http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216993 about system state backups that are OVER the TSL. Best regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Couldn't agree more on this !Regards, Santosh I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.