<s>
Directory	B-Device
Services	I-Device
Restore	I-Device
Mode	I-Device
(	O
DSRM	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
function	O
on	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Domain	B-Protocol
Controllers	I-Protocol
to	O
take	O
the	O
server	O
offline	O
for	O
emergency	O
maintenance	O
,	O
particularly	O
restoring	O
backups	O
of	O
AD	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
accessed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
via	O
the	O
advanced	O
startup	O
menu	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
safe	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
DSRM	B-Device
password	O
is	O
typically	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
null	O
value	O
(	O
blank	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
Recovery	O
Console	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2003	O
,	O
a	O
DSRM	B-Device
password	O
must	O
be	O
defined	O
when	O
the	O
domain	B-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
is	O
promoted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
with	O
the	O
password	O
who	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
domain	B-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
can	O
reboot	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
copy	O
and	O
modify	O
the	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
database	O
,	O
and	O
reboot	O
the	O
server	O
without	O
leaving	O
any	O
trace	O
of	O
the	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DSRM	B-Device
password	O
changes	O
cannot	O
be	O
scripted	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
accomplished	O
manually	O
through	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
;	O
DSRM	B-Device
passwords	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
automatically	O
changed	O
and	O
audited	O
using	O
Privileged	O
Identity	O
Management	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
,	O
an	O
"	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Recycle	B-Application
Bin	I-Application
"	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
on-line	O
restoration	O
of	O
accidentally-deleted	O
AD	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
functionality	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Windows	O
 '	O
own	O
Recycle	B-Application
Bin	I-Application
function	O
.	O
</s>
