Why should I prune old objects from Active Directory?

Posted by Nic on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Nic
Published on 2012-04-05T22:15:47Z Indexed on 2012/04/05 23:31 UTC
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What is the point of pruning old objects from Active Directory, especially computer accounts? If a computer is wiped or destroyed, then the stale computer account doesn't pose any security risk because it can't be used any more.

And I can't imagine that stale objects affect performance very much, because if they aren't being changed then they aren't being replicated.

So, what is the real motivation to keep Active Directory clean of stale objects?

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