Viewing the Created and Last Modified Time Stamp of an Object,Searching for Deleted Objects,Restoring a Single Object

Viewing the Created and Last Modified Time Stamp of an Object

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to view the Created and Last Modified time stamp of an object in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to view the Created and Last Modified time stamp of the organizational unit (OU) ManagedGroups in the Fabrikam.com domain:
Get-ADObject ManagedGroups -Properties Created,Modified

Additional information

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Get-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.

Searching for Deleted Objects

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to search for deleted objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to search for the deleted organizational unit (OU) Finance Department in the Fabrikam.com domain:
Get-ADObject -ldapFilter:"(msDS-LastKnownRDN=Finance_Department)" –IncludeDeletedObjects

Additional information

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Get-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-ADObject –detailed , and then press ENTER.

Restoring a Single Object

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to restore a single object in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to restore the deleted organizational unit (OU) Accounting_Department in the Fabrikam.com domain:
Get-ADObject -ldapFilter:"(msDS-LastKnownRDN=Accounting_Department)" –IncludeDeletedObjects | Restore-ADObject

Additional information

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Get-ADObject or Restore-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-ADObject –detailed or Get-Help Restore-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.