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Active Administrator 8.4 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview Certificates Security & Delegation Azure Active Directory  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 Configuring Azure Active Directory 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 DFSRS CPU load DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted 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 Review the reported orphaned GPO folders in the local SYSVOL and remove any that are obsolete. 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

Setting user options

The Users Options feature provides many options for customizing Active Administrator® to fit your specific environment.

Use the following pages in User Options to customize Active Administrator:

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General: set options for the display and audit agents, check for new versions of Active Administrator, and opt in or out of the Software Improvement Program. See Setting general user options.
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Audit Reports: set how events display in audit reports. See Setting options for audit reports.
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User Logon Activity: set how information displays on the User Logon Activity page. See Setting user log on activity.
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Active Directory Health Analyzer: set options for the Active Directory Health Analyzer screens. See Setting Active Directory Health Analyzer options.
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Advanced: enable console logging to the AAConsoleLog.log file. See Enabling console logging.

Setting general user options

To set general user options
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Select Settings | User Options.
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Click General, if necessary.
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Set options for landing pages and active tiles.
By default, the active tiles on the Home page and landing pages automatically refresh every 30 minutes and rotate every 30 seconds.
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To disable the refresh and rotation, clear the check box.
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To modify the values, type in the boxes.
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By default animation for screen transitions is enabled. To disable animation, clear the check box.
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By default, the audit agent is loaded when you start Active Administrator. If you want to load the agent manually, clear the check box.
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By default, active template delegation is not enabled in the Configuration partition in Active Directory®. To enable active template delegation in the Configuration partition in Active Directory, select the check box. See Adding a delegation link.
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By default, the option to use service connection points is enabled. If you do not want to use connection points when setting the Active Administrator server, clear the check box. See Starting Active Administrator console.
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Click OK.

Setting options for audit reports

You can change how events display in audit reports (Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports). See Managing audit reports for more information on audit reports.

To customize the display of events in audit reports
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Select Settings | User Options.
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Click Audit Reports.
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By default, events display in local time and use the system settings for the date and time format. You can choose to display events in universal time and set a custom date and time format. The date and time display in the Time Generated column on the auditing report.
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By default, only the latest 100 events display in reports. To change the value, type in the box or use the arrows to increase or decrease the value.
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By default, only the reports scheduled by the logged on user. To view scheduled reports for all users, select Show scheduled reports for all users.
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Click OK.

Setting user log on activity

You can customize the display on the User Logon Activity page. See Monitoring user logon activity.

To customize the User Logon Activity page
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Select Settings | User Options.
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Click User Log on Activity.
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By default, user log on activity is updated automatically when an event occurs. To disable, this feature, clear the check box. You also can disable or enable this feature on the User Logon Activity page.
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By default, all the user log on events are enabled. You can selectively disable or enable specific events.
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By default, the last 24 hours of events display on the User Logon Activity page. To change the value, type in the box.
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By default, the last 120 hours of user log on activity displays in the log on activity detail for a selected user. To change the value, type in the box.
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By default, 1000 events display on the User Logon Activity page and in the user log on history. To change the value, type in the box.
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Click OK.
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