Skype for Business Server User Management includes an Active Roles scheduled task that complements the Master Account Management policy to enforce synchronization of master and shadow account properties, and to capture existing Skype for Business Server users whose master account happens to fall under the control of that policy.
The scheduled task object is located in the following container in the Active Roles Console:
Configuration/Server Configuration/Scheduled Tasks/Builtin/Skype for Business - Master Account Management
The task is scheduled to run on a daily basis, and normally you do not need to modify its settings. The operation of the task affects only the user accounts that are in the scope of the Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - Master Account Management Policy Object (or a copy of that Policy Object). When run, the task performs the following actions on each of those user accounts:
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If the user account does not have a shadow account that is enabled for Skype for Business Server, it skips that user account.
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If the user account has a shadow account that is enabled for Skype for Business Server but does not store a reference to that shadow account, it creates the reference to the shadow account on that user account.
This action enables the Skype for Business Server User Management feature to administer existing Skype for Business Server users.
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If the user account has a shadow account that is enabled for Skype for Business Server and stores a reference to the shadow account, then it copies the synchronized properties from the master account to the shadow account, and copies the back-synchronized properties from the shadow account to the master account.
This action ensures that the shadow account properties are updated with the latest changes to the master account properties (and the opposite is also true).
Skype for Business Server User Management provides a number of Access Templates (ATs) allowing you to delegate the tasks of managing Skype for Business Server users in Active Roles. You can find these ATs in the following container when using Active Roles Console:
Configuration/Access Templates/Skype for Business Server
Table 63: Skype for Business Server User Management Access Templates
Skype for Business Server - User Full Control |
Gives permission to perform the following tasks by using Active Roles:
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Add and enable new Skype for Business Server users.
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View existing Skype for Business Server users.
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View or change the SIP address.
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View or change the telephony option and related settings.
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View or change the user policy assignments in Skype for Business Server.
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Temporarily disable or re-enable users for Skype for Business Server.
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Move users to another server or pool in Skype for Business Server.
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Remove users from Skype for Business Server. |
Skype for Business Server - User Telephony |
Gives permission to perform the following tasks by using Active Roles:
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View existing Skype for Business Server users.
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View the SIP address.
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View or change the telephony option and related settings.
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View the user policy assignments in Skype for Business Server. |
Skype for Business Server - User Disable/Re-enable |
Gives permission to perform the following tasks by using Active Roles:
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View existing Skype for Business Server users.
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View the SIP address.
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View the telephony option and related settings.
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View the user policy assignments in Skype for Business Server.
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Temporarily disable or re-enable users for Skype for Business Server. |
Skype for Business Server - User Policies |
Gives permission to perform the following tasks by using Active Roles:
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View existing Skype for Business Server users.
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View the SIP address.
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View the telephony option and related settings.
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View or change the user policy assignments in Skype for Business Server. |
When applying ATs for Skype for Business Server User Management, consider your Active Directory topology, and apply only the ATs applicable to your forest configuration.
Table 64: Applying Access Templates for Skype for Business Server User Management
Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management |
Apply ATs to Active Directory domains and containers to which the Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - User Management Policy Object (or a copy of that Policy Object) is applied, to allow access to user accounts of Skype for Business Server users managed by Active Roles. |
Resource forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management |
Apply ATs to Active Directory domains and containers in external forests to which the Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - Master Account Management Policy Object (or a copy of that Policy Object) is applied, to allow access to master accounts of Skype for Business Server users managed by Active Roles.
You do not need to apply these Access Templates in the Skype for Business Server forest. |
Central forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management |
Apply ATs to:
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Active Directory domains and containers in external forests to which the Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - Master Account Management Policy Object (or a copy of that Policy Object) is applied, to allow access to master accounts of Skype for Business Server users managed by Active Roles.
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Active Directory domains and containers in the Skype for Business Server forest to which the Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - User Management Policy Object (or a copy of that Policy Object) is applied, to allow access to login-enabled user accounts of Skype for Business Server users managed by Active Roles in the Skype for Business Server forest. |
This section describes the prerequisites and procedure of deploying the Skype for Business User Management feature in your environment.
This section describes the prerequisites and procedure of deploying the Skype for Business User Management feature in your environment.
This section lists the prerequisites that your environment must meet to deploy Skype for Business Server User Management.