Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Deleting a certificate search definition

Deleting a certificate search definition

Temporary certificate search definitions are deleted automatically when you exit the Active Administrator Console.

To delete a certificate search definition

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Search.

2	Select a search from the list.

3	Click Delete.

4	Click Yes to confirm.

 

Security & Delegation

Manage Active Directory® security and delegation. Create Active Templates to apply permissions easily to users, groups, and organizational units. Manage dormant user and computer accounts. Set up reminders to send when passwords are about to expire and notifications to send when accounts are set to expire.

Topics 

•	Using the Security & Delegation landing page

•	Managing security

•	Monitoring user logon activity

•	Managing locked out accounts

•	Managing password policies

•	Checking delegation status

•	Managing Active Templates

•	Managing inactive accounts

•	Sending password reminders

•	Sending account expiration notifications

•	Viewing expired accounts

•	Purging account history

Using the Security & Delegation landing page

Using the Security & Delegation landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the module. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the Security & Delegation landing page

1	Click Security & Delegation.

2	To access the features in this section, click an active tile or choose from the tree.

▪	Security (See Managing security.)

▪	User logon activity (See Monitoring user logon activity.)

▪	Locked out accounts (See Managing locked out accounts.)

▪	Active Templates (See Managing Active Templates.)

▪	Password policies (See Managing password policies.)

▪	Delegation status (See Checking delegation status.)

▪	Inactive accounts (See Managing inactive accounts.)

▪	Change password reminders (See Sending password reminders.)

▪	Account expiration notifications (See Sending account expiration notifications.)

▪	Purge inactive accounts (See Purging account history.)

Managing security

Managing security

The main permissions display in Active Administrator® provides extended information in addition to the general rights that are visible in the built-in tools. You also can enable/disable accounts and reset passwords.

Topics 

•	Managing Active Directory objects

•	Viewing Active Directory objects by type

•	Reporting on Active Directory objects by type

•	Viewing native permissions

•	Viewing Active Template delegations

•	Resetting passwords

•	Resetting computers

•	Moving Active Directory objects

•	Managing group memberships

•	Reporting on Active Directory objects