Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Checking delegation status

Checking delegation status

Active Templates can easily be broken by someone modifying the permissions of an object through the Microsoft® system-provided tools. With Active Administrator®, you quickly can repair a broken Active Template or delete it from the object. For more information on Active Templates, see Managing Active Templates.

NOTE: The administrator can set up Active Administrator to fix broken Active Templates automatically. See Setting Active Template options.

Topics 

•	Adding a delegation

To check delegation status

1	Click Security & Delegation | Delegation Status.

The Active Template Delegation Status page lists the current delegations and indicates how many are enforced and how many are broken.

2	Use the tool bar to repair broken templates or manage delegations.

 

Table 19. Delegation status tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh all delegations.
Refresh Selected	Refresh all selected delegations.
Repair	Repair selected broken delegations.
Repair All	Repair all broken delegations.
New	Add a new delegation or copy a selected delegation to create a new delegation. See Adding a delegation.
Edit	Edit the selected delegation.
Remove	Remove a delegation.
Security Properties	View container or account properties.
Group by	Group the list of delegations by status, template name, or user.

Adding a delegation

Adding a delegation

A wizard guides you through selecting the users or groups and specifying how to delegate the selected Active Template. You also can add a delegation link in the Active Templates module.See Adding a delegation link.

To add a delegation link

1	Click Security & Delegation | Delegation Status | New | New Delegation.

2	On the welcome page, click Next.

3	Select the Active Templates.

4	Click Next.

5	Click Add.

6	Select the users or groups to include in the delegation.

7	Click Next.

8	Select the paths or objects to apply the delegation.

NOTE: To reload the list of OUs, click Refresh. All selections are cleared and any newly added OUs appear in the list.

9	Click Next.

10	Select to make the delegation effective immediately or on a specific date.

11	Select for the delegation to never expire or to be deleted on a specific date.

12	Add an optional description.

13	Click Next.

14	Review the summary, and click Finish.

15	Click Finish.

Managing Active Templates

Managing Active Templates

Active Templates in Active Administrator® allow administrators to quickly create and manage sets of permissions to apply to objects in Active Directory®. Any changes made to security using active templates can be repaired or removed. Custom templates can be made and standardized easily. Active Templates can also be copied as a starting point for a new template in the same category or in a different category.

To check the status on any applied Active Templates, see Checking delegation status.

Topics 

•	Creating an Active Template

•	Copying an Active Template

•	Categorizing Active Templates

•	Adding a delegation link

•	Reporting on Active Templates

To manage Active Templates

1	Click Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

The Active Templates tab is divided into three areas.

▪	Active Templates area lists the standard Active Templates, which are grouped into categories, and any custom Active Templates that you create.

▪	Permissions area lists the permissions associated with the selected Active Template.

▪	Delegation Links area lists the delegations associated with the selected Active Template.

2	Use the tool bar to manage Active Templates.

 

Table 20. Active Templates tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh the display.
New	Create a new Active Template. See Creating an Active Template.
Edit	Modify a selected Active Template.
Copy	Copy a selected Active Template.
Delete	Delete selected Active Templates.
Delegations | Add Delegation	Add a delegation to an Active Template. See Adding a delegation link.
Delegations | Edit Delegation	Edit a selected delegation.
Delegations | Copy Delegation	Copy a delegation to create a new delegation by making minimal changes.
Delegations | Remove Delegation	Remove a delegation.
Delegations | View Account Properties	View properties on the selected account.
Delegations | View Container Properties	View properties on the selected container.
Categories	Use categories to organize Active Templates. See Categorizing Active Templates.

Creating an Active Template

Creating an Active Template

A wizard guides you through creating an Active Template.

To create an Active Template

1	Click Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Click New.

NOTE: Delegation in the configuration partition in the tree is disabled by default. To enable delegation in the configuration partition, see Setting general user options.

3	On the welcome page, click Next.

4	Type a name and description for the new Active Template.

5	From the Category list, choose a category to classify the Active Template. See Categorizing Active Templates.

6	Click Next.

7	From the Forest list, choose a domain.

8	From the Applies to list, choose how apply the template security. You can select common object types, all object types on the system, or an inheritance level.

When selecting an inheritance level such as This object and all child objects, This object only, or Child objects only, you can select the permissions available to domains, organizational units, containers, and sites, which are the common objects that truly utilize the Active Directory® inheritance model for permissions.

9	From the Classes list, select the object.

The Classes list shows common object types or all object types. If you are adding an access right based on the Active Directory inheritance model, this list is disabled.

To filter the Classes list, type a full or partial class name in the box.

10	From the Permissions list, select the security to apply to the selected object.

The Permissions list displays all permissions specific to the object type you selected in the Applies to list. In the case of This object and all child objects, This object only, or Child objects only, the list reflects all permissions available to domains, organizational units, containers, and sites. This list includes all generic rights, extended rights, property rights and the ability to create and/or delete child objects of these classes.

To filter the Permissions list, type a full or partial class name in the box.

11	In the Effective Template Permissions area, click a button to apply the permission.

12	Click Next.

13	Click Finish.

14	Click Finish.