Restore Active Directory And Group Policy Changes With Lepide Data Security Platform
From time to time, changes to Active Directory or Group Policy may be unauthorized or undesirable. In these cases, administrators need to be able to restore the changes to their original state as quickly as possible to minimize the impact of these changes on the organization. With its proprietary Backup Snapshot Technology, the Lepide Data Security Platform allows you to roll back unintended Active Directory and Group Policy changes in a few clicks using the Lepide Object Restore Wizard.
How Do We Help With Active Directory Object Restore And Rollback Changes?
The simplest way to take regular backups of Active Directory states to restore deleted Active Directory objects and undo unwanted changes to Active Directory and Group Policy.
Capture Backup Snapshots
Lepide Data Security Platform captures backup snapshots of Active Directory Objects and Group Policy Objects. These snapshots contain the states of such objects in a default or user-defined folder. You can copy this backup data to an external drive for safety and use it for future restoration. A user can create a schedule to capture backup snapshots at periodic intervals or manually capture a snapshot at any time.
Undo Changes Easily
Active Directory and Group Policy Audit reports display all changes made. With a single click, you can undo any selected change and it will be undone in seconds. For example, if a user was mistakenly granted Administrator privileges, simply right-click on the audit entry and click “Restore Change”. Administrator privileges for that user will be revoked instantly.
Restore Objects from Tombstone State
Deleted objects are moved to what is known as “Tombstone State,” and the native process to recover from it is a cumbersome and time-consuming one. The potentially serious implications of some of these changes mean that a better process is necessary. The Lepide Object Restore Wizard provides you with an easier and quicker way of restoring such objects from their tombstone state.
Active Directory Object Restoration
It is next to impossible to recover a permanently deleted object that is neither in “Tombstone” nor “Logically Deleted” state. Lepide Data Security Platform lets you restore such objects from a previously captured snapshot from when that object existed. Once you start Lepide Object Restore Wizard and select a backup snapshot, it compares the current state of Active Directory Objects to the selected snapshot and shows all changes including creation, modification, deletion and renaming of all objects. You can select the changes you want to restore and proceed with the wizard. You can also restore deleted users, along with their passwords, in the same way.
Group Policy Object Restoration
Group Policies are used to configure policies for different purposes, including IT security. Any unauthorized or suspicious change needs to be restored as soon as possible. The Lepide Object Restore Wizard compares the current state of Group Policies with the state stored in the selected snapshot and displays all changes. You can restore the entire Group Policy Object to its original state with a few clicks.
Report from Backup Snapshots
Generating a report to determine what the past state of Active Directory or Group Policy was using native method is impossible. Using backup snapshots, Lepide Data Security Platform generates numerous security reports for Active Directory and State reports for both Active Directory and Group Policy Objects. These reports provide in-depth insights on the state of objects, permissions, audit settings and object ownership as per that moment when the selected snapshot was captured.
