Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Accidental-Deletion Protection

A feature first released with the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Users and Computers and Administrative Center consoles and included in the Windows Server 2012 edition is an option to protect an object from accidental deletion. Setting this option defines a Deny permission to object deletion, so the result is not new, just the simple way to protect the object. To protect an object from accidental deletion, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the Windows Server 2012 domain controller system with an account with domain administrator privileges and open Server Manager.

2. Click the Tools menu and select Active Directory Administrative Center.

3. In the tree pane, select the Users container link beneath the domain. ...