Overview#

TombstoneLifetime is a Microsoft Active Directory attrribute that determines the number of days before a deleted object is removed. This assists in removing objects from replicated servers and preventing restores from reintroducing a Tombstone. This value is in the Directory Service object in the configuration NIC.TombstoneLifetime default Attribute Value is 60 days. The default is 60 days when no value is present.!! LDAP Microsoft Active Directory Attribute Definition The TombstoneLifetime AttributeTypes is defined as:

• OID of 1.2.840.113556.1.2.54
• NAME: TombstoneLifetime
• DESC:
• OBSOLETE flag (only if present)
• Supertype:
  • (only if present)
• EQUALITY:
• ORDERING:
• SYNTAX: 2.5.5.9
• SINGLE-VALUE
• USAGE: DirectoryOperation
• Extended Flags:
  • X-ORIGIN:
• Used as MUST in:
• Used MAY in:
  • nTDSService!! More Information

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• 1.2.840.113556.1.2.54
• NTDSService
• Recycled-object
• Tombstone