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Active Roles 8.2 - Administration Guide

Introduction Getting started with Active Roles Configuring rule-based administrative views Configuring role-based administration Configuring rule-based autoprovisioning and deprovisioning
Configuring Provisioning Policy Objects
User Logon Name Generation E-mail Alias Generation Exchange Mailbox AutoProvisioning Group Membership AutoProvisioning Home Folder AutoProvisioning Property Generation and Validation Script Execution O365 and Azure Tenant Selection AutoProvisioning in SaaS products
Configuring Deprovisioning Policy Objects
User Account Deprovisioning Group Membership Removal User Account Relocation Exchange Mailbox Deprovisioning Home Folder Deprovisioning User Account Permanent Deletion Office 365 Licenses Retention Group Object Deprovisioning Group Object Relocation Group Object Permanent Deletion Script Execution Notification Distribution Report Distribution
Configuring entry types Configuring a Container Deletion Prevention policy Configuring picture management rules Managing Policy Objects Checking for policy compliance Deprovisioning users or groups Restoring deprovisioned users or groups Configuring policy extensions
Using rule-based and role-based tools for granular administration Workflows
About workflow processes Workflow processing overview Workflow activities overview Configuring a workflow
Creating a workflow definition for a workflow Configuring workflow start conditions Configuring workflow parameters Adding activities to a workflow Configuring an Approval activity Configuring a Notification activity Configuring a Script activity Configuring an If-Else activity Configuring a Stop/Break activity Configuring an Add Report Section activity Configuring a Search activity Configuring CRUD activities Configuring a Save Object Properties activity Configuring a Modify Requested Changes activity Enabling or disabling an activity Enabling or disabling a workflow Using the initialization script
Approval workflow Email-based approval Automation workflow Activity extensions
Temporal Group Memberships Group Family Dynamic groups Active Roles Reporting Management History Entitlement profile Recycle Bin AD LDS data management One Identity Starling Join and configuration through Active Roles Managing One Identity Starling Connect Configuring linked mailboxes with Exchange Resource Forest Management Configuring remote mailboxes for on-premises users Migrating Active Roles configuration with the Configuration Transfer Wizard Managing Skype for Business Server with Active Roles
About Skype for Business Server User Management Active Directory topologies supported by Skype for Business Server User Management User Management policy for Skype for Business Server User Management Master Account Management policy for Skype for Business Server User Management Access Templates for Skype for Business Server Configuring the Skype for Business Server User Management feature Managing Skype for Business Server users
Exchanging provisioning information with Active Roles SPML Provider Monitoring Active Roles with Management Pack for SCOM Configuring Active Roles for AWS Managed Microsoft AD Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and Exchange Online Management
Azure tenant types and environment types supported by Active Roles Using Active Roles to manage Azure AD objects Unified provisioning policy for Azure M365 Tenant Selection, Microsoft 365 License Selection, Microsoft 365 Roles Selection, and OneDrive provisioning Changes to Active Roles policies for cloud-only Azure objects
Managing the configuration of Active Roles
Connecting to the Administration Service Managed domains Using unmanaged domains Evaluating product usage Creating and using virtual attributes Examining client sessions Monitoring performance Customizing the Console Using Configuration Center Changing the Active Roles Admin account Enabling or disabling diagnostic logs Active Roles Log Viewer
SQL Server replication Using regular expressions Administrative Template Configuring federated authentication Communication ports and URLs used by Active Roles Integrating Active Roles with other products and services Active Roles Language Pack Active Roles Diagnostic Tools Active Roles Add-on Manager

Deployment conditions of Skype for Business Server

You can configure the Skype for Business Server User Management feature both for single-forest and multi-forest environments.

Deploying Skype for Business Server User Management in a single forest

In case of single forest, Skype for Business Server must be deployed in the forest that holds login-enabled accounts for Skype for Business Server users. For more details, see Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management.

Deploying Skype for Business Server User Management in a multi-forest environment

In case of multiple forests, Skype for Business Server must be deployed in the Skype for Business Server forest only. Do not deploy Skype for Business Server in external user forests or extend the Active Directory schema with Skype for Business Server attributes in those forests. For more details about multi-forest topology options, see Resource forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management and Central forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management.

Active Directory forest trust

The multi-forest topology option requires a one-way trust relationship between the Skype for Business Server forest and each user forest so that users can authenticate to the user forest but access services in the Skype for Business Server forest.

NOTE: Make sure to configure a forest trust instead of an external trust. An external trust relationship supports only NTLM, while a forest trust supports both NTLM and Kerberos, posing no limitations to Skype for Business client authentication options.

Trusts are configured as one-way to prevent unauthorized access to the user forest from the Skype for Business Server forest. For details, see How Domain and Forest Trusts Work in the Windows Security Collection documentation.

Skype for Business Server contact management rights

In case of central forest deployment, you must grant Skype for Business Server contact management rights on the container that will hold shadow accounts (contacts enabled for Skype for Business Server in the Skype for Business Server forest). Otherwise, Skype for Business Server security groups will not have sufficient rights to manage contact objects, resulting in a lack of access when Active Roles attempts to enable a shadow account for Skype for Business Server.

To grant Skype for Business Server contact management rights, run the following command in Skype for Business Management Shell.

Grant-CsOUPermission -OU "<DN-of-container>" -ObjectType "contact"

Replace <DN-of-container> with the Distinguished Name of the container where you want to store shadow account, for example:

OU=Shadow Accounts,DC=Skype for BusinessServer,DC=lab

If the domain has permission inheritance enabled (which is the default case), then you can supply the Distinguished Name of the domain as well, rather than container:

Grant-CsOUPermission -OU "DC=Skype for BusinessServer,DC=lab" -ObjectType "contact"

NOTE: You must be a domain administrator to run the Grant-CsOUPermission cmdlet locally.

Active Roles deployment prerequisites for Skype for Business Server User Management

To configure the Skype for Business Server User Management feature, you must install the following Active Roles components in your Active Directory environment:

  • Administration Service

  • Web Interface

  • Active Roles Console

Install these components on the member servers of the account forest or in the Skype for Business Server forest. For installation instructions, see the Active Roles Installation Guide.

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