Red X on Computers in AD

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What does the Red X that shows up on some computers symbolize in Active
Directory? I believe that it represents machines that are no longer in
Active Directory and I would like to delete these machines to clean up.
Does anyone know how this Red X designation is determined by Active
Directory? I don't want to delete machine accounts thinking that they are
no longer needed when they really are.


Thanks,
Fred

 

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Fred Yarbrough wrote:
> What does the Red X that shows up on some computers symbolize in Active
> Directory?


It means that the network administrator has disabled those computer
accounts, either manually, or by means of some policy. Ask your IT
department.


> I believe that it represents machines that are no longer in
> Active Directory


That's certainly a possibility, if the domain admin has configured the
server to disable the accounts of computers that have not logged into
the domain for a particular length of time. Again, ask your IT department.


> and I would like to delete these machines to clean up.


Consult the IT department before making any such changes.


> Does anyone know how this Red X designation is determined by Active
> Directory?


Once again, those are computer accounts that the network administrator
has disabled.


> I don't want to delete machine accounts thinking that they are
> no longer needed when they really are.
>
>

Wise choice.


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Fred Yarbrough wrote:

> What does the Red X that shows up on some computers symbolize in Active
> Directory? I believe that it represents machines that are no longer in
> Active Directory and I would like to delete these machines to clean up.
> Does anyone know how this Red X designation is determined by Active
> Directory? I don't want to delete machine accounts thinking that they are
> no longer needed when they really are.
>
Hi,

You could e.g. take a look at this post from Richard Mueller where he
lists some options on how to detect inactive computer objects:

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?selm=O%24A4rfs6DHA.2628%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl


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Means the account is disabled. Not being used.

Check out oldcmp for cleaning up old computer accounts. Generates nice reports.
The programmer is a genius. ;o)

http://www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/oldcmp.htm



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Fred Yarbrough wrote:
> What does the Red X that shows up on some computers symbolize in Active
> Directory? I believe that it represents machines that are no longer in
> Active Directory and I would like to delete these machines to clean up.
> Does anyone know how this Red X designation is determined by Active
> Directory? I don't want to delete machine accounts thinking that they are
> no longer needed when they really are.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Fred
>
>

 

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The programmer is a genius? No, not correct!

Had that been 'frickin-a genius' and you would have gotten it right!

Er, who is the programmer again? Some guy in Michigan? I think I heard
about him somewhere. Not really sure that I believe it all.

Time to go to bed, Joe.
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"Joe Richards [MVP]" <humorexpress@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Means the account is disabled. Not being used.
>
> Check out oldcmp for cleaning up old computer accounts. Generates nice
> reports. The programmer is a genius. ;o)
>
> http://www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/oldcmp.htm
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> www.joeware.net
>
>
> Fred Yarbrough wrote:
>> What does the Red X that shows up on some computers symbolize in Active
>> Directory? I believe that it represents machines that are no longer in
>> Active Directory and I would like to delete these machines to clean up.
>> Does anyone know how this Red X designation is determined by Active
>> Directory? I don't want to delete machine accounts thinking that they
>> are
>> no longer needed when they really are.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fred
>>

 

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lol

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Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] wrote:
> The programmer is a genius? No, not correct!
>
> Had that been 'frickin-a genius' and you would have gotten it right!
>
> Er, who is the programmer again? Some guy in Michigan? I think I heard
> about him somewhere. Not really sure that I believe it all.
>
> Time to go to bed, Joe.