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Active Administrator 8.6.2 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview User Provisioning 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

Creating a new audit report by copying a report

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Auditing & Alerting > Managing audit reports > Creating a new audit report by copying a report

Creating a new audit report by copying a report

Instead of creating an entirely new report, you can copy an existing report and make minor changes to create a new report.

To create a new report by copying a report
1
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports.
2
Select a report, and select More | Copy As.
3
Type a new name for the report.
4
Select the report, and click Edit.
5
Make the desired changes to the report. See Creating a new audit report.
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Click OK.

Running an audit report

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Auditing & Alerting > Managing audit reports > Running an audit report

Running an audit report

By default the report is generated and sent by email to the listed recipients and/or copied to a file in a specified location. You can choose to generate a report and display in a report editor where you can save, print, export, and email the document from the Preview window. You also can display the report in a basic table format.

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NOTE: The email server must be configured to send notifications. See Setting email server options.
To send an audit report by email or save to a file
1
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports.
2
Select a report, and click View.
3
Select Delivery report.
4
Change the default report file name, if desired.
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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
Choose a format for the report. By default, a PDF file is created.
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By default the report is generated and sent by email to the listed recipients. By default, the logged in account displays in the Email Addresses list. You can add more addresses to receive the report by email. A default subject line is included. Set the priority of the email.
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You also can save the report to a specified location on the Save to Folder tab. Add a path to the location where you want to store the report file.
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Click OK.
To display an audit report in a report editor
1
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports.
2
Select a report, and click View.
3
Select Interactive.
4
Click OK.
To display results in a table format
1
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports.
2
Select a report, and click View.
3
Select Export View.
4
Click OK.

Scheduling audit reports

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Auditing & Alerting > Managing audit reports > Scheduling audit reports

Scheduling audit reports

Except for the All Events (last 24 hours) report, you can schedule auditing reports to send to specified email recipients or to a file.

There are two ways to schedule an audit report. You can select a report from the list of reports and manage the schedules for that selected report. You also can view the list of reports separated into unscheduled and scheduled categories and manage schedules from there. In either location, you can add, edit, and remove schedules.

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NOTE: The email server must be configured to send notifications. See Setting email server options.
To schedule an audit report
1
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports.
2
Select a report, and select Scheduling | Schedules.

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Select Scheduling | Scheduled Reports, and select a report from the list of unscheduled and scheduled reports.

The schedules for the selected report display. Using the buttons, you can add, edit, or remove a schedule for the selected report.

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NOTE: By default, only the schedules that you create are listed. If you want to see the schedules that all other users create, you can select the Show scheduled reports for all users check box in User Options. See Setting options for audit reports.
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To add a new schedule for the selected report, click Add.

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To edit a selected schedule for the selected report, click Edit.

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By default the report is generated and sent by email to the listed recipients and/or copied to a file in the specified location on the Save to Folder tab. To disable the schedule, clear the check box.
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To change the default schedule, click Update, set the new schedule, and click OK.
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Change the default report name if desired.
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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.
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By default, a PDF file is created. You can choose a different format.
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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.
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Click OK.
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Click Close.

Changing ownership of scheduled reports

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Auditing & Alerting > Managing audit reports > Changing ownership of scheduled reports

Changing ownership of scheduled reports

When a user creates a scheduled audit report, that user owns the report schedule and only that user can see the schedule. In the event a user leaves the company, another user with Full Control permissions for Active Administrator can take over the ownership of the scheduled reports.

To change ownership of scheduled reports
1
Select Settings | User Options | Audit Reports, and select Show scheduled reports for all users. See Setting options for audit reports.
2
Select Auditing & Alerting | Audit Reports | Scheduling | Scheduled Reports. See Scheduling audit reports.

If you own the schedule, your account does not display next to the schedule. If another user owns the schedule, their account displays in brackets next to the schedule.

 
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NOTE: You must have Full Control permissions for Active Administrator to complete the next steps.
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Select a scheduled report.
4
Select a schedule.

If you own the schedule, you can transfer ownership to another account.

If another user owns the schedule, you can take ownership of this schedule or transfer ownership to another account.

To transfer ownership

a
Click Add to create a new schedule or Edit/View to modify the existing schedule.
b
Click Transfer Ownership, and browse for an account.
c
Click OK.

To take ownership

a
Click Add to create a new schedule or View to modify the existing schedule.
b
Click Take Ownership, and browse for an account.
c
Click OK.
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Click OK.
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