To search for a user, contact, or group
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
- In the Find box, click one of the following:
- Users, Contacts, and Groups, to find users, groups, and contacts that match your search criteria.
- Users, to find only users that match your search criteria.
- Groups, to find only groups that match your search criteria.
- Contacts, to find only contacts that match your search criteria.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
- Type in a name, a description, or both:
- In the Name box, type the name of the object you want to find.
- In the Description box, type the description of the object you want to find.
You can search using partial search criteria. For example, B in the Name box will return all objects whose name begins with the letter B, such as Backup Operators.
- Click Find Now to start your search.
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NOTE:
- You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Steps for using advanced search options.
- The found users, groups, or contacts are displayed at the bottom of the Find window.
- You can manage found users, groups, or contacts directly from the list in the Find window: right-click a list item, and then use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
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To search for a computer
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
- In the Find box, click Computers.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
- In the Name box, type the name of the computer you want to find.
You can search using partial search criteria. For example, B in the Name box will return all computers whose name begins with the letter B.
- Optionally, in the Role box, click one of the following:
- Domain Controller, to find only domain controllers.
- Workstations and Servers, to find only workstations and servers (not domain controllers).
- Click Find Now to start your search.
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NOTE:
- You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Steps for using advanced search options.
- The found computers are displayed at the bottom of the Find window
- You can manage found computer objects directly from the list in the Find window: right-click a list item, and then use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
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To search for an Organizational Unit
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
- In the Find box, click Organizational Units.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
- In the Name box, type the name (or a part of the name) of the Organizational Unit you want to find.
- Click Find Now to start your search.
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NOTE:
- You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Steps for using advanced search options.
- The found Organizational Units are displayed at the bottom of the Find window.
- You can manage found Organizational Units directly from the list in the Find window: right-click a list item, and then use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
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To use advanced search options
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
- In the Find box, click the kind of object for which you want to search.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click the Field button, and select the object property you want to query.
- In Condition, click the condition for your search, and then, in Value, type a property value, in order to find the objects that have the object property matching the condition-value pair you have specified.
- Click Add to add this search condition to your search.
- Repeat steps 4 through 6 until you have added all of the desired search conditions.
- Click one of the following:
- If you want to find the objects that meet all of the conditions specified, click AND.
- If you want to find the objects that meet any of the conditions specified, click OR.
- Click Find Now to start your search. The found objects are displayed at the bottom of the window.