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Active Administrator 8.6.2 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview User Provisioning Certificates Security & Delegation  Active Directory Health
Switching to Active Directory Health Using the Active Directory Health landing page Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent configuration utility Excluding domain controllers Managing the Remediation Library Analyzing Active Directory health Analyzing Azure Active Directory Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer alerts Managing alert notifications Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager and SNMP managers Managing monitored domain controllers Managing data collectors Active Directory Health Templates Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Troubleshooter Recovering Active Directory Health data
Auditing & Alerting Group Policy Active Directory Recovery Active Directory Infrastructure DC Management DNS Management Configuration
Using the Configuration landing page Managing tasks Defining role-based access Setting email server options Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings Setting notification options Setting Active Template options Setting agent installation options Setting recovery options Setting GPO history options Setting certificate configuration Setting service monitoring policy Managing archive databases Migrating data to another database Setting a preferred domain controller Setting up workstation logon auditing Managing configuration settings Setting user options Managing the Active Directory server
Diagnostic Console Alerts Appendix
Domain controller alerts
Active Directory Certificate Services service is not running Active Directory Domain Services is not running Active Directory Web Services service is not running Consecutive replication failures DC cache hits DC DIT disk space DC DIT log file disk space DC LDAP load DC LDAP response too slow DC Memory Usage DC properties dropped DC RID pool low DC SMB connections DC SYSVOL disk space DC time sync lost Detected NO_CLIENT_SITE record DFS Replication service not running DFS service is not running DFSR conflict area disk space DFSR conflict files generated DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted DFSRS CPU load DFSRS unresponsive DFSRS virtual memory DFSRS working set DNS Client Service is not running Domain controller CPU load Domain controller page faults Domain controller unresponsive File Replication Service is not running File replication (NTFRS) staging space free in kilobytes GC response too slow Group policy object inconsistent Hard disk drive Intersite Messaging Service is not running Invalid primary DNS domain controller address Invalid secondary DNS domain controller address KDC service is not running LSASS CPU load LSASS virtual memory LSASS working set Missing SRV DNS record for either the primary or secondary DNS server NETLOGON not shared NetLogon service is not running Orphaned group policy objects exist Physical memory Power supply Primary DNS resolver is not responding Secondary DNS resolver is not responding Security Accounts Manager Service is not running SRV record is not registered in DNS SYSVOL not shared W32Time service is not running Workstation Service is not running
Domain alerts Site alerts Forest alerts Azure Active Directory Connect alerts
Event Definitions PowerShell cmdlets

Active Administrator Overview

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Quest® Active Administrator® extends the functionality of the built-in Windows® management tools for Active Directory® by allowing administrators to view and manage security in a much more extensible interface. Active Administrator gives administrators the ability to control permissions inheritance on objects as well as change inherited permissions to explicit permissions.

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Starting Active Administrator console

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Active Administrator Overview > Starting Active Administrator console

Starting Active Administrator console

To start Active Administrator console
1
Select Start | Active Administrator Console.
NOTE: The first time you open the Active Administrator® console, you may be asked to set the Active Administrator server.

Do one of the following:

If a connection point is not listed, you must type the server name in the Server box. If you do not want to use connection points, you can disable the feature. See Setting general user options.

2
The Active Administrator console opens to the Home page, which is divided into two areas.
The Active Administrator Quick Tasks area presents links to options in the menu structure that are frequently used, as well as basic tasks that you can perform directly on the Home page. See Using quick tasks.

Using quick tasks

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Active Administrator Overview > Using quick tasks

Using quick tasks

The Home page lists quick tasks that take you to specific areas in Active Administrator®. In addition, you can perform some quick tasks directly on the Home page.

Table 1. Quick tasks

Quick task

Description

Search Active Directory

For a more complex search, see Searching Active Directory.

Enable/Disable User Account

Enable or disable an account from search results. See Searching Active Directory.

You also can enable/disable a user account from the Security & Delegation module. See Monitoring user logon activity.

Reset Password

Reset the password from search results. See Searching Active Directory.

You also can reset the password on an account from the Security & Delegation module. See Resetting passwords.

Add a User to or Remove a User from a Group

Add a user to a group from search results. See Searching Active Directory.

You also can add a user to a group from the Security & Delegation module. See Managing security.

Unlock User Account

Unlock a user account from search results. See Searching Active Directory.

You also can unlock a user account from the Security & Delegation module. See Managing locked out accounts.

Reset Computer Account

You can reset a computer account from search results. See Searching Active Directory.

You also can reset a computer account from the Security & Delegation module. See Managing security.

Using the dashboard

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Active Administrator Overview > Using the dashboard

Using the dashboard

The dashboard provides a quick look into Active Directory® activity.

To view a chart
1
Click Dashboard.
2
Select the type of chart: Domains, Auditing, Alerting, or Logon Activity.
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