Step 1: Creating and configuring the Policy Object
Step 1: Creating and configuring the Policy Object
You can create and configure the Policy Object you need by using the New Deprovisioning Policy Object wizard. For information about the wizard, see Creating a Policy Object in the Policy Object management tasks section earlier in this chapter.
To configure the policy, click Exchange Mailbox Deprovisioning on the Select Policy Type page of the wizard. Then, click Next.
On the Options to Deprovision Mailbox page, select these check boxes:
- Hide the mailbox from the global address list (GAL), to prevent access to the mailbox.
- Modify configuration of the e-mail forwarding.
Make sure that no other check boxes on the page are selected. Then, click Forward all incoming messages to the user’s manager and clear the Leave copies in the mailbox check box.
When you are done, click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to create the Policy Object.
Step 2: Applying the Policy Object
Step 2: Applying the Policy Object
You can apply the Policy Object by using the Enforce Policy page in the New Deprovisioning Policy Object wizard, or you can complete the wizard and then use the Enforce Policy command on the domain, OU, or Managed Unit where you want to apply the policy.
For more information on how to apply a Policy Object, see Applying Policy Objects and Managing policy scope earlier in this chapter.
Home Folder Deprovisioning
Policies in this category are intended to automate the following tasks on deprovisioning home folders for deprovisioned users:
- Revoke access to home folders from deprovisioned user accounts.
- Grant designated persons read access to deprovisioned home folders.
- Change ownership on deprovisioned home folders.
- Delete deprovisioned home folders.
When configuring a policy in this category, you specify how you want Active Roles to modify security on the user’s home folder upon a request to deprovision a user, and whether you want Active Roles to delete home folders upon user account deletion. The purpose is to prevent deprovisioned users from accessing their home folders, and to authorize designated persons to access deprovisioned home folders.
How this policy works
When processing a request to deprovision a user, Active Roles uses this policy to determine the home folder deprovisioning options, and then updates the configuration of the user’s home folder accordingly.
The available home folder deprovisioning options are summarized in the following table. For each option, the table outlines the policy effect on the user’s home folder.
Table 26: Policy effect on the user’s home folder
Remove the user’s permissions on the home folder |
Modifies the home folder security so that the deprovisioned user cannot access his or her home folder. |
Grant the user’s manager read access to the home folder |
Makes it possible for the person designated as the deprovisioned user’s manager to view and retrieve data from the home folder of that user. The manager is determined based on the Manager attribute of the deprovisioned user account in Active Directory. |
Grant selected users or groups read access to the home folder |
Makes it possible for the specified users or groups to view and retrieve data from the deprovisioned user’s home folder. |
Make the selected user or group the owner of the home folder |
Designates the specified user or group as the owner of the deprovisioned user’s home folder. The owner is authorized to control how permissions are set on the folder, and can grant permissions to others. |
Delete the home folder when the user account is deleted |
Upon the deletion of a user account, analyzes whether the user’s home folder is empty, and then deletes or retains the home folder, depending on the policy configuration. A policy can be configured to only delete empty folders. Another option is to delete both empty and non-empty folders. |