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Active Administrator 8.5 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview 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

Configuring inactive users and computers

You can configure Active Administrator® to perform tasks based on how long a user account or computer has been inactive. Next, select the domains to monitor, configure organizational units or criteria to exclude areas from being monitored, and add email recipients to receive notifications of inactive accounts.

To configure inactive users and computers
1
Select Security & Delegation | Inactive Accounts.
2
Select Users & Computers, if necessary.
3
Configure inactive users.
a
By default, inactive user accounts are managed. To disable, clear the Manage Inactive Users check box.
b
By default, a user is considered inactive if the user has not logged in after 60 days. To change the value, type a number in the box. The value must be greater than 13 days.
c
To create a report of inactive users, select Identify Inactive Users Only. You can select to exclude accounts with passwords set to never expire from the report. No other tasks are performed on the inactive accounts.
-OR-
Select Perform the Following Actions to perform the selected tasks on the inactive accounts.
 
Table 26. Actions for inactive accounts
Option
Description

Leave User in Place

Select to leave the user account in its original location.

Move User to

By default, inactive user accounts are moved to the InactiveUsers OU, which is created at the root of the domain. To change the value, type in the box.

NOTE: If you enter the name of an OU or a sub-OU, such as VK/InactiveUsers, and that OU or sub-OU is not present on the managed domain, the OU or sub-OU is created when you click Save.

Purge stale users

By default, inactive accounts are purged after 30 days of inactivity. You can set up a schedule, send notifications, and prevent specific users from being deleted. See Purging stale accounts.

Disable User

By default, the user account is disabled. To leave the user account enabled, clear the check box.

Reset Password to a Random Password

By default, the user’s password is set to a random password. To leave the password as is, clear the check box.

Exclude accounts that have passwords set to not expire

By default, user accounts with passwords set to not expire are excluded from the selected tasks. To include those accounts in the selected tasks, clear the check box.

Execute this program or script

Select to run a program or script. Type a path or browse to locate the program or script to run.

NOTE: The script must be a local path on the Active Administrator server.

Script arguments (optional)

Type arguments, or browse to build arguments by selecting parameters from a list.

To build arguments
1
Click the browse button.
2
Build the argument in the lower pane by typing switches and inserting parameters from the list.
To insert a selected parameter from the list, double-click the parameter or click Insert. The parameter is inserted at the location of the cursor.
EXAMPLE
Type /dom:, double-click %DOMAIN%; or select %DOMAIN%, and click Insert. Repeat for additional parameters.
/dom:%DOMAIN% /t:%TYPE% /sid:%SID%
3
Click OK.

Execute program or script in this folder (optional)

Browse to locate a working folder in which to run the selected program or script. If you leave this box blank, the working folder is the System directory on the Active Administrator server.

NOTE: The working folder must be a local path on the Active Administrator server.
 
4
Set up inactive computers.
a
By default, the selected tasks are performed on inactive computers. To disable the feature, clear the Managed Inactive Computers check box.
b
By default, computers are considered inactive after 200 days. To change the value, type a number in the box. The value must be greater than 29 days.
c
Select Identify Inactive Computers Only to include inactive computers on the preview report only. No other tasks are performed on the inactive account.
-OR-
Select Perform the Following Actions to perform the selected tasks on the inactive account.
 
Table 27. Actions for inactive computers
Options
Description
Leave Computer in Place
Select to leave the user account in its original location.

Move the Computer to
By default, inactive computer accounts are moved to the InactiveComputers OU, which is created at the root of the domain. To change the value, type in the box.
NOTE: If you enter the name of an OU or a sub-OU, such as VK/InactiveUsers, and that OU or sub-OU is not present on the managed domain, the OU or sub-OU is created when you click Save.

Purge stale computers

By default, inactive accounts are purged after 30 days of inactivity. You can set up a schedule, send notifications, and prevent specific computers from being deleted. See Purging stale accounts.

Disable Computer

By default, the computer account is disabled. To leave the computer account enabled, clear the check box.

Execute this program or script

Select to run a program or script. Type a path or browse to locate a program or script to run.

NOTE: The script must be a local path on the Active Administrator server.

Script arguments (optional)

Type arguments, or browse to build arguments by selecting parameters from a list.

To build arguments
1
Click the browse button.
2
Build the argument in the lower pane by typing switches and inserting parameters from the list.
To insert a selected parameter from the list, double-click the parameter or click Insert. The parameter is inserted at the location of the cursor.
EXAMPLE
Type /dom:, double-click %DOMAIN%; or select %DOMAIN%, and click Insert. Repeat for additional parameters.
/dom:%DOMAIN% /t:%TYPE% /sid:%SID%
3
Click OK.

Execute program or script in this folder (optional)

Type a path or browse to locate a working folder in which to run the selected program or script. If you leave this box blank, the working folder is the System directory on the Active Administrator server.

NOTE: The working folder must be a local path on the Active Administrator server.
5
Select a time of day to check for inactive accounts.
6
Select domains to monitor.
a
Click Domains.
b
Click Add, select a domain to monitor for inactive accounts, and click OK.
c
By default, all domain controllers are included in checking for inactive accounts. To exclude a domain controller, clear the check box.
* 
NOTE: You must have at least one domain controller that is not excluded in order to check for inactive users and computers.
7
By default, all organizational units, users, and groups are included in checking for inactive accounts. To save time, you can select organizational units, or users and groups to exclude when checking for inactive accounts.
a
Click Exclusions.
b
Click Add.
c
Choose the domain.
d
You can choose to exclude selected organizational units, to exclude selected users and groups, or to use a condition to identify exclusions (for user and computer objects only).
* 
NOTE: To reload the list of OUs, click Refresh. All selections are cleared and any newly added OUs appear in the list.
To exclude organizational units
a
Select Exclude Organizational Unit.
b
Click Add.
c
Select one or more organizational units to exclude. If you select an OU, all the OUs below it are also selected, but you can clear the check box to remove it from the selection.
d
Click OK.
To exclude users or groups
a
Select Exclude Users and Groups.
b
Click Add.
c
Select one or more users and groups to exclude.
d
Click OK.
To use a condition
a
Select to either Start with or End with a condition (user and computer objects only).
b
Type the condition.
e
Click OK.
8
Set up notifications.
* 
NOTE: The email server must be configured to send notifications. See Setting email server options.
a
Click Notifications.
By default, the Active Administrator owner email address that was added during installation automatically receives email notifications of the inactive users and computers.
* 
NOTE: The Active Administrator owner was identified in the AA Configuration Wizard. To change the AA Owner email address, see Managing email addresses.
b
To add more email recipients, click Add.
c
Type an email address.
d
Click OK.
9
To preview the list of inactive users and computers, click Preview.
 
* 
NOTE: To manage the Inactive Accounts email address list, see Managing email addresses.
10
Click Save.

Checking for inactive users and computers

You also can create a schedule to check for inactive users and computers. See Configuring inactive users and computers.

To check for inactive users and computers
1
Select Security & Delegation | Inactive Accounts.
2
If necessary, make any changes to the configuration. See Configuring inactive users and computers.
3
Click Run Now.
4
Click Yes.
5
To view the progress of the task, select Configuration | Tasks. See Managing tasks.

Viewing inactive users and computers history

To view inactive users and computers history
1
Select Security & Delegation | Inactive Accounts.
2
Click History.
3
From the History Source list, select the live database or an archive database.
4
Click Go.
5
Select the domain to examine.
* 
NOTE: If you do not see the domain you need, the domain was not added to the configuration. See Configuring inactive users and computers.
The Archives column lists all the past occurrences when the selected domain was checked for inactive users and computers.
•
To filter the list of archives, click Filter, enable the filter, select the date, and click Filter.
•
To remove the filter, click Clear Filter.
6
Select an archive to view.
•
The Users area lists the inactive users discovered during the selected archive run.
•
The Computers area lists the inactive computers discovered during the selected archive run.

Reporting on inactive accounts

You can choose to create a report to display in a report editor, to send in an email, or to save to a file.

* 
NOTE: The email server must be configured to send notifications. See Setting email server options.
To send an inactive report by email or save to a file
1
Select Security & Delegation | Inactive Accounts.
2
Click Reports.
3
Select Delivery report, if necessary.
4
Change the default report name if desired.
5
By default, the date and time are appended to the end of the file name. Clear the check box if you do not want the date and time appended to the file name.
6
By default, a PDF file is created. You can choose a different format.
7
You can send the report by email and save it to a file.
To send an email
a
Click Email, if necessary.
b
By default, the logged in account displays in the Email Addresses list. To add more recipients, click Add, type the email addresses, and click OK.
c
Modify the default subject line if desired.
d
Set the priority of the email.
To save the file to a folder
a
Click Save to Folder.
b
Click Add.
c
Add a path to the location where you want to store the report file.
d
Click OK.
8
Click OK.
To generate an inactive accounts report and display in a report editor
1
Select Security & Delegation | Inactive Accounts.
2
Click Reports.
3
Select Interactive.
4
Click OK.
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