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On Friday, October 16, 2026, Quest ARS will be upgraded from the current version 7.3 to a new version 8.6. Starting at 12pm on Friday, October 16, version 7.3 will be unavailable until the update is complete.This update includes several enhancements to security and reliability.
When attempting to delete a computer object, you may receive the following error:Object "Some Computer Object (cornell.edu/DelegatedObjects/SomeUnit/UnitObjects/Some OU/prefix-YourComputer)" cannot be deleted since it contains other objects.To delete object "Some Computer Object (cornell.edu…
The "DoC" part of DoCID stands for Delegation of Control. DoCIDs are created for people who need administrative permissions in CornellAD. DoCIDs take the format:prefix-NetID-docwhere the prefix is the two- or three-letter prefix for a top-level Organizational Unit (OU) and NetID is the person's…
On the computer you are renaming, create a local user account with administrator privileges if none exists. Make sure you know the password for this account.Create a new computer object in your OU.Using the domain account that has privileges to join/unjoin the computer, unjoin the computer from…
Right-click Active Roles, then Connect.  On the Connect to Administration Services screen, select The following user.

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