Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Searching Active Directory

Searching Active Directory

Use the Search module to find Active Directory® objects quickly and to perform basic tasks.

NOTE: You can perform a quick search on the Home page. See Using quick tasks.

To search Active Directory

1	Click Search.

2	Select a domain controller, if necessary.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	If you are looking for a specific object or know part of the object name, type a string in the Search for users, computers, groups, etc. box. You can use the * wildcard character in your search string.

4	Choose the type of object to search for. If you choose All, every object in the domain is returned. If you want to match the string exactly, select Exact Match.

5	To start the search, click Start.

▪	If the search is taking too long, click Stop.

The results of the search display in the left column. If you do not see any results, alter the search string or deselect Exact Match.

▪	To filter the list, start typing in the box. The list filters as you type.

6	Select an item to view the details in the right pane.

7	Use the menu to perform tasks on the object.

Table 3. Active Directory menu

Option	Description
Move	Move the selected object to a different container.
Rename	Rename the selected organizational unit, group, contact, or user.
Add to Group	Add the selected computer, contact, group, or user to a group.
Edit	Edit the selected object.
Reset Computer	Reset the selected computer.
Enable	Enable the selected account.
Disable	Disable the selected computer, contact, or user.
Unlock	Unlock the selected user.
Change Photo	Change the photo for the selected user or contact.
Delete Photo	Delete the photo for the selected user or contact.
Reset Password	Reset the password for the selected user.
Delete	Delete the selected object.

Opening the Web Console

Opening the Web Console

Active Administrator® Web Console 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. You can open Active Administrator Web Console on a variety of devices in the following browsers:

•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11

•	Microsoft Edge™ 42

•	Google Chrome™ 77

•	Mozilla® Firefox® 70

The Active Directory Health dashboard is where you can monitor the overall health of your organization. From the dashboard, you can view Alerts, set up Notifications, run Health checks, and generate Reports. The Active Directory Topology viewer lets you monitor alerts while viewing a customizable topology diagram of your organization. For more information on the Web Console, see the Active Administrator Web Console User Guide.

 

NOTE: You must configure the web server before you open the web console. See Configuring the web server.

To open the Web Console

•	Click Web Console.

The Web Console opens in the default browser.

User Provisioning

With the rise of data breaches within organizations, it has become increasingly important to ensure users are created with proper access as they join an organization as well as providing an easy way to remove that access when they leave. Ensuring user’s access is up-to-date through provisioning is a time consuming process that typically needs to be done immediately and has the potential for human error.

Active Administrator is extending its user management capabilities by providing the ability to automate provisioning and de-provisioning of users accounts. Automating this process:

•	Eases administration and increases efficiency by allowing you to bulk import user account data in a form that is specific to your organization.

•	Improves security by ensuring users have access only to the resources they need and quickly and efficiently removing access as required.

NOTE: The provisioning feature is enabled through role-based access. See Defining role-based access for details on managing access through roles. • By default, all users are granted the User Provisioning read-only access role. • Users who hold the Full Access role are automatically granted the User Provisioning role.

Topics 

•	Using the Provisioning landing page

•	Provisioning Users

•	Editing the Provisioning Template

•	Editing the Provisioning Template

•	Viewing the provisioning and deprovisioning logs

•	Purging the logs

Using the Provisioning landing page

Using the Provisioning landing page

User provisioning and deprovisioning involves creating accounts as people join an organization; updating access as they change responsibilities within it; and disabling or deleting accounts as people leave.

Active Administrator’s automated user provisioning is accomplished through a provisioning template that contains the user attributes and a csv file that contains the user data. You can easily bulk import user data from an existing system, such as an HR database, and preview the entries before committing the changes to Active Directory.

A default template is included that contains basic user account attributes. You can, however, edit the template to suit your organization. If you update the template or csv file, you can simply refresh the template to preview the updates.