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Active Administrator 8.7 - 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

Comparing Group Policy backups

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Group Policy > Managing GPO backups > Comparing Group Policy backups

Comparing Group Policy backups

To compare two or more GPO backups
1
Select Group Policy | GPO Backup.
2
Select two or more backups.
3
Click Compare.
4
When the comparison process is complete, a full report displays with the differences color-coded. Use the tool bar to examine the data.
 

Table 86. GPO comparison tool bar

Option

Description

Next

Go to the next difference.

Previous

Go to the previous difference.

Show

Filter the display to show All, Differences only, Changes only, Added only, Removed only, or Similarities only.

Find

Type characters in the Find box and the cursor automatically goes to the first occurrence.

Next

Go to the next line.

Color Options

Change the colors on the display. Default colors are Yellow for Changed, Green for Added, and Red for Removed.

View Printable

View and print the comparison.

Save

Save the comparison as a Compare file (*.compare).

Restoring a Group Policy object

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Group Policy > Managing GPO backups > Restoring a Group Policy object

Restoring a Group Policy object

With Active Administrator, you can easily restore backed up GPOs to repair damaged GPOs or those that were accidentally deleted.

To restore a selected Group Policy object
1
Select Group Policy | GPO Backup.
2
Click Restore Group Policy.
3
Select the Group Policy backup to restore.
4
To restore the backup to a different domain:
a
Select Restore to Domain.
b
Click Add Domain.
c
Select the domain.
d
Click OK.
5
Select to restore links, if available.
6
Click OK.

Troubleshooting

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Group Policy > Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Active Administrator® includes the ability to view event log entries on Windows® 2000 and later client computers so administrators can quickly view Group Policy object application and errors on remote computers. The Client-side Troubleshooting page provides several options to make management easier.

Topics 
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Enabling logging
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Updating Group Policy
To troubleshoot Group Policy
1
Select Group Policy | Troubleshooting.
2
Type a computer name, or browse to locate a computer.
3
Click Retrieve Events.
4
Use the tool bar to set up logging and update group policies.
 

Table 87. Client-side troubleshooting tool bar

Option

Description

Refresh Events

Refresh the list of events log entries.

Apply Changes

Apply changes to the logging settings. See Enabling logging.

Update Group Policies

Update group policies. You can choose to force an update even if no changes were made. See Updating Group Policy.

View Logs

View the contents of the user config log or the software deployment log. See Enabling logging.

Enabling logging

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Group Policy > Troubleshooting > Enabling logging

Enabling logging

By default, no logging is enabled. Be aware that selecting any logging option can cause an increase in disk usage as the log files grow.

To enable logging for troubleshooting
1
Select Group Policy | Troubleshooting.
2
Type a computer name, or browse to locate a computer.
3
Click Retrieve Events.

All Group Policy Events for the selected computer display. To refresh the Group Policy events list, click Refresh Events.

4
Set Group Policy logging options. By default, no logging is enabled.
 

Table 88. Group policy logging options

Option

Description

Generate GP events to the Application Event Log

Select Detailed to enable detailed Group Policy logging to the Windows® application log.

NOTE: Enabling Group Policy logging slows down the logon process and affects the rate at which the application log will grow.

Generate logging relating to Software Deployment Group Policies

Select Verbose to enable logging of the Group Policy Application Deployment process.

NOTE: Enabling Group Policy software deployment logging slows down the logon process and generates a log file that records the steps of the Group Policy application deployment component.
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To start logging, reboot the computer after applying the changes or have the user log off and then back on.
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To view the Appmgmt.log file, select View Logs | Software Deployment Log.

Generate logging for Group Policies relating to User Configuration

By default, Active Administrator® generates a troubleshooting file. To enable detailed logging, select Verbose Logging from the Level list.

NOTE: Verbose logging significantly increases the size of the UserEnv.log file on the target computer.
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To view the UserEnv.log file, select View Logs | User Config Log.
5
Click Apply Changes.
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