How old is your domain? Mine is 21 years old! (probably older)

[chazzy2501]

Finally raising the password complexity requirements on our domain but it is so old, I worry about finding what legacy script, service, whatever will get upset

 

# Domain creation date (the domain you’re connected to)
(Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).defaultNamingContext -Properties whenCreated).whenCreated

# Forest root domain creation date (even if you run this from a child domain)
(Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).rootDomainNamingContext -Properties whenCreated).whenCreated
``

 

Mine said March 2005, this was months before I joined, so could be true. 

[kennysarmy]

08 January 2003 @13:53:26

 

Started here 1st April 1999!!!!

 

Edited January 27 by kennysarmy

[FragglePete]

01 September 2005 11:18:27

 

I started here in 2008.

 

Pete

[mbl]

17 July 2012 11:58:20

[Olliedawg]

15 February 2006 16:42:39

I started here in 2021!

[Rob_D]

June 2006 here.

[Koldov]

[network41]

June 2004

[hallamke]

08    August    2000    15:05:42  (I've been here since 2005 😖🤣) 

[DrCheese]

June 2005. I er.. remember creating it as well, which shows my age!

[DarkMaster]

18 July 2005 12:50:13

 

I remember creating it as well

[Dos_Box]

If there is anyone here from Ashton-On-Ribble High School in Preston, it would be great if you could check yours, as I set it up during the summer in 2001.
It'd be nice if the original AD had gone on to today  

[kevin_lane]

14 April 2003 16:04:24

[3s-gtech]

We've had this as a thread before, but it's an interesting topic.

 

Our forest was created in August 2001 (sub-domain in August 2003) - so coming up 25 and 23! Few quirks of its age but holding up.

[MicraMan]

February 2006

2 months younger than me lol

[Koldov]

8 minutes ago, 3s-gtech said:

We've had this as a thread before...

 

You would know...

 

 

https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/158060-bit-of-fun-who-has-the-oldest-working-windows-domain/#comments

Edited January 27 by Koldov

[3s-gtech]

4 minutes ago, Koldov said:

 

You would know...

 

 

https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/158060-bit-of-fun-who-has-the-oldest-working-windows-domain/#comments

I'm so old. I've also been here too long!

[andy_b]

08 December 2004

[FN-GM]

I believe ours is early 2000 (I don't have my laptop to check), only a few months after Windows 2000 was released.

[36Degrees]

12 July 2004 03:32:14

 

... and I also remember doing it

[2ilent8cho]

6th April 2004, feels so long ago when I created it ready to go Vanilla from from RM Connect 2.4. 

[jthompson]

29 March 2021

 

'twas not a fun time for me in 2021.

Edited January 27 by jthompson

[DavR]

August 2005.... At which point I'd done two years working in the industry, and it was the summer I left home for the Big City.

 

I started here September 2015.

[mcolbourn]

15 June 2004 12:19:35

 

I started here in 2009

[MatthewL]

If I was in a previous job think ours was dated early 2000's, replaced a NT domain which was in use till probably 2009 before I turned it off.  I know the domain was turned off either late 2024 or early 2025 as it was a bit of a sad day to see it go but not many people around from that time so didnt mean much to many.