Revealing container object

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Hi,

When I delete a computer object in active directory, it is telling me that
it is container that contains other objects.

I deleted some computer like this, but don't want to delete anymore before
seeing what this container is for.

any idea?
 
If you go under the view menu option you will see there is an option to
select "Users, Groups and Computers as Containers". This is probably
selected, deselect and I bet this pop up will go away.

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That was not selected.
I only select "Advanced Features" and never select that feaure.

When it warns about computer object having another container object, I guess
it may be referring to any printer or share belongs to the computer but
published in active directory.

I think this is the reason why I get warnings on a few computers.
MC
 
I remove computers all the time and the only time I have seen that message
is as I detailed earlier. I have no other explanation for this message.
Maybe someone else in here has.

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This occurs when an object has subobjects under it. Computers are a
container class and can have subobjects of various classes, primarily
you will find print queue objects, MSMQ objects, and RAS objects.
However the list can contain (in a default base R2 forest)

F:\DEV\cpp\AdMod>adfind -schema -f name=computer possibleinferiors

AdFind V01.31.00cpp Joe Richards ([email protected]) March 2006

Using server: r2dc2.test.loc:389
Directory: Windows Server 2003
Base DN: CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=test,DC=loc

dn:CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=test,DC=loc
possibleInferiors: serviceInstance
possibleInferiors: applicationVersion
possibleInferiors: rpcProfile
possibleInferiors: rpcProfileElement
possibleInferiors: msieee80211-Policy
possibleInferiors: serviceAdministrationPoint
possibleInferiors: rRASAdministrationConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: mS-SQL-OLAPServer
possibleInferiors: comConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: remoteStorageServicePoint
possibleInferiors: nTFRSSubscriptions
possibleInferiors: msDS-AppData
possibleInferiors: rpcServer
possibleInferiors: intellimirrorSCP
possibleInferiors: printQueue
possibleInferiors: volume
possibleInferiors: ipsecNFA
possibleInferiors: rpcGroup
possibleInferiors: msDS-App-Configuration
possibleInferiors: serviceConnectionPoint
possibleInferiors: rpcServerElement
possibleInferiors: mSMQConfiguration
possibleInferiors: ipsecNegotiationPolicy
possibleInferiors: mS-SQL-SQLServer
possibleInferiors: indexServerCatalog
possibleInferiors: msDFSR-LocalSettings
possibleInferiors: classStore
possibleInferiors: ipsecPolicy
possibleInferiors: dSA
possibleInferiors: ipsecFilter
possibleInferiors: storage
possibleInferiors: ipsecISAKMPPolicy
Click to expand...


1 Objects returned



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