Active Directory Administration Cookbook

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1. To make a snapshot, type the following command in an elevated Command Prompt (cmd.exe) window:

ntdsutil.exe "activate instance ntds" "snapshot" "create" q q

2. To view all snapshots, type the following command in an elevated Command Prompt (cmd.exe) window to get a numbered list of all available snapshots:

ntdsutil.exe "activate instance ntds" "snapshot" "list all" q q

3. To mount a snapshot, type the following command in an elevated Command Prompt (cmd.exe) window, using the number of the snapshot you want to mount from the previous command:

ntdsutil.exe "activate instance ntds" "snapshot" "mount GUID" q q

The preceding command will output the folder where the database is mounted.

4. Run the following command to expose it as ...