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Security Explorer 9.8 - User Guide

Getting Started with Security Explorer Managing permissions Searching Managing security Managing objects
Managing folders and files Managing shares Managing registry keys Managing services Managing tasks Managing groups and users Managing Favorites Managing Enterprise Scopes Updating licenses Managing network drives
Working with Microsoft SQL Server Working with Microsoft Exchange
Checking minimum requirements Viewing Exchange permissions Granting Exchange permissions Revoking Exchange permissions Cloning Exchange permissions Searching for Exchange server objects and permissions Backing up and restoring Exchange server security Modifying Exchange permissions Managing Exchange group memberships Exporting Exchange security permissions Creating Exchange databases Creating public folder mailboxes Managing Exchange administrators Managing Exchange distribution groups Managing mail contacts Managing mail users Managing mailboxes Managing mailbox folders Managing public folders Using role based access control Setting options for Exchange security
Working with Microsoft SharePoint Working with Access Explorer Working with Microsoft Active Directory Customizing Security Explorer Using the command line Using PowerShell cmdlets Troubleshooting

Modifying task properties

To modify task properties
1
Open the Task Management module.
2
Open the Browse tab.
3
Select a computer in the Navigation pane.
4
Select a task in the Objects pane.
5
Select Tools | Properties.
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Click on the Tool Bar; or right-click the task, and choose Properties.
6
Modify the task.

Managing groups and users

Use the Tasks tab to easily export, search for, and report on groups and users.

 
Table 6. Group and User Management Tasks
Task
Description

Manage Computers

Manage the list of computer Favorites. See Managing Favorites.

Search

Search for groups and users. See Using the Search tasks.

Create User/Group

Create a new group or user account. See Creating a new group or Creating a new user.

Delete User/Group

Delete one or more groups or users. See Deleting groups and users.

User/Group Properties

Modify the properties of a group or user. See Modifying group and user properties.

AD Properties

Modify Active Directory® properties of a group or user. See Modifying group or user Active Directory properties.

Users Properties

Modify the properties of multiple users. See Modify memberships of multiple local groups.

Groups Contents

Add or remove a user from multiple groups. See Modifying group memberships.

User/Group Membership

View groups of which a group or user is a member. See Viewing group and user memberships.

Change Password

Change the passwords of one or more users. See Changing user passwords.

Bulk Change Members

Add members to or remove members from multiple local groups. See Modify memberships of multiple local groups.

Clear Local Admins

Remove all domain users from local Administrator group across multiple computers. See Clearing the local administrator group.

Local User Report

Generate a report of local users by searching. See Running a report using the Reports or Tasks tab.

Local Group Report

Generate a report of local groups by searching. See Running a report using the Reports or Tasks tab.

Local Group Members

Generate a report of group contents for multiple local groups across multiple computers. See Running a report using the Reports or Tasks tab.

Use the Browse tab and the Tool Bar, Tools menu, and shortcut menu to manage accounts.

By adjusting the columns, you easily can see how many times a user has logged on, which users are disabled or locked, and who has an expired password.

Viewing accounts

To view accounts
1
Open the Group and User Management module.
2
Open the Browse tab.
3
In the Navigation pane, select a type of group or user. The groups or users display in the Objects pane.
You can size the columns to view more or less of the information, or double-click a group or user to view the properties. See Modifying group and user properties.

Creating a new group

To create a new group
1
Open the Group and User Management module.
2
Open the Tasks tab.
3
Click Create User/Group, and select Group.
4
Type the name of a domain (domain group) or computer (local group), or click Select scope to select a domain or computer.
5
Click OK. The New Group box displays the current selection.
 
* 
NOTE: To open the New Group box on the Browse tab, select Domain Groups or Local Groups in the Navigation pane, and select Tools | New.

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Click on the Tool Bar; or right-click Domain Groups or Local Groups, and choose New.

6
Create the group.
 
* 
NOTE: The SID box is available when modifying a group.
7
Click Create.
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