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    Deleting AD user doesn't remove user folders

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      AD is just the directory and authentication. It has no control over the file system.

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      • Bill KindleB
        Bill Kindle
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        I'm sure this could be scripted with PowerShell.

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          technobabble @IRJ
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          @IRJ Good point, which is why I always disable when they say delete and set a reminder to delete a week later.

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            technobabble @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller OK, I will be able to remember that...explains a few other things.

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              technobabble
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              So how do you Mladdies and Mlassies handle the deleted users files. Leave them, delete them right away or later? Do you do it via script, powershell or manually?

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              • alexntgA
                alexntg
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                I leave the old profiles out there for a while. Once in a while (maybe a couple times a year, or if I'm running low on space, I'll go through and purge out profiles (or in a litigation-heavy enviornment archive them).

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
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                  It depends who they are - if they are a shift worker, I delete them right away I can always recover from backup for the next few months. If they are a supervisor or in Administration, I normally move them into someone else's directly so they can get the files that are needed.

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                    technobabble @alexntg
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                    @alexntg Basically you go to Users and right click username and delete?

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                      alexntg @technobabble
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                      @technobabble said:

                      @alexntg Basically you go to Users and right click username and delete?

                      I disable the account for 30 days (some users in some environments have odd applications that have user-specific data or settings), then delete them after that. What I do is make an OU called Delete after (date), then just toast the OU when it's time during my monthly AD maintenance/cleanup cycle.

                      I did forget to mention earlier, if it's a local user profile and the termination is on the ugly side, I"ll just pull the hard drive and stick it on a shelf for litigation/forensic needs. At the same time, I'd zip up a copy of their RDS user profile and toss it on a NAS or other storage. Yes, I've had some doozies along the way: http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Police-Woman-stole-from-Bethel-company-2740404.php

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                        technobabble @alexntg
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                        Great information everyone, thanks!

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