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Active Directory Backup Restore
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
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windows_first
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powershell_heavy
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windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation is heavily oriented toward Windows environments, specifically Windows Server-based Active Directory. All examples, tools, and procedures are Windows-centric, with PowerShell scripts and references to Windows-specific utilities (e.g., ntdsutil.exe, DSRM). There are no Linux or cross-platform examples, nor is there mention of Samba or other non-Windows AD implementations. The documentation assumes the reader is operating in a Windows-only environment.
Recommendations:
- Add a section or note clarifying that the procedures are specific to Windows Server Active Directory, and mention whether or not they apply to Samba-based (Linux) domain controllers.
- If Azure Backup or related tools support Samba AD or Linux-based domain controllers, provide equivalent backup and restore instructions/examples for those platforms.
- Where PowerShell scripts are given, provide equivalent commands for Linux environments (e.g., using samba-tool for Samba AD).
- Discuss any limitations or differences in backup/restore procedures for non-Windows domain controllers, if applicable.
- Explicitly mention the lack of Linux support if it is intentional, to set expectations for cross-platform administrators.
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Flagged Code Snippets
(Get-ADObject $('CN=Directory Service,CN=Windows NT,CN=Services,{0}' -f (Get-ADRootDSE).configurationNamingContext) -Properties tombstoneLifetime).tombstoneLifetime