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Active Administrator 8.6.3 - 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
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Searching Active Directory

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Active Administrator Overview > Searching Active Directory

Searching Active Directory

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

To search Active Directory
1
Click Search.
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.

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.

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

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Active Administrator Overview > 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
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.

To open the Web Console
Click Web Console.

The Web Console opens in the default browser.

User Provisioning

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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:

Topics 

Using the Provisioning landing page

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User Provisioning > 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.

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