restoring system state after with backup over 60 days old

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Tony Burke

I am tearing my hair out still, I have a 90 day old backup of a domain
controller. it is the only domain controller on my network. If i try to
restore it skips some files because they are over 60 days old I then get a
lsass error and i am locked out

can anyone tell me how i actually increase the tombstone so that the server
will accept the old backup

If I use asiedit I cannot find the enterprise-wide ds config object. I can
only see the domain

I am really in a pickle here

Tony
 
Tony Burke said:
I am tearing my hair out still, I have a 90 day old backup of a domain
controller. it is the only domain controller on my network. If i try to
restore it skips some files because they are over 60 days old I then get a
lsass error and i am locked out
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I didn't know that actually had an interlock for 60 days -- this restriction
is really
based on the "tombstone expiration" which DEFAULTS to 60 days.

I cannot imagine what "files" would be skipped. What about installing onto
a fresh
SERVER (not a DC).
can anyone tell me how i actually increase the tombstone so that the server
will accept the old backup
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I would just try a NEW Server (not a DC) and if it works you just replace
the
current DC.
 
The machine you restored the system state to what service pack was it. If it
was not the same sp as the system state I would try using the same sp level.
 
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