Chat now with support
Chat with Support

Identity Manager 8.1.4 - Administration Guide for Connecting to Active Directory

Managing Active Directory environments Setting up Active Directory synchronization Basic data for managing an Active Directory environment
Account definitions for Active Directory user accounts Password policies for Active Directory user accounts Initial password for new Active Directory user accounts Email notifications about login data User account names Target system managers Editing a server
Active Directory domains Active Directory user accounts
Linking user accounts to employees Supported user account types Entering master data for Active Directory user accounts Additional tasks for managing Active Directory user accounts Automatic assignment of employees to Active Directory user accounts Updating employees when Active Directory user account are modified Automatic creation of departments and locations based on user account information Disabling Active Directory user accounts Deleting and restoring Active Directory user accounts
Active Directory contacts Active Directory groups
Entering master data for Active Directory groups Validity of group memberships Assigning Active Directory groups to Active Directory user accounts, Active Directory contacts, and Active Directory computers Additional tasks for managing Active Directory groups Deleting Active Directory groups Default solutions for requesting Active Directory groups and group memberships
Active Directory security IDs Active Directory container structures Active Directory computers Active Directory printers Active Directory locations Reports about Active Directory objects Configuration parameters for managing an Active Directory environment Default project template for Active Directory

Additional tasks for managing Active Directory computers

After you have entered the master data, you can run the following tasks.

Overview of Active Directory computers

Use this task to obtain an overview of the most important information about a computer.

To obtain an overview of a computer

  1. Select the Active Directory | Computers category.
  2. Select the computer in the result list.
  3. Select the Active Directory computer overview task.

Moving an Active Directory computer

NOTE: Computers can only be moved within an domain.

To move a computer

  1. Select the Active Directory | Computers category.
  2. Select the computer in the result list.
  1. Select the Change master data task.

  2. Select the Change Active Directory container task.
  3. Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
  4. Select the new container from the Containers menu on the General tab.
  5. Save the changes.

Assigning Active Directory computers directly to Active Directory groups

Groups can be assigned directly or indirectly to a computer. Indirect assignment is carried out by allocating the device with which a computer is connected and groups to company structures, like departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles.

To react quickly to special requests, you can assign groups directly to a computer.

To assign a computer directly to groups

  1. Select the Active Directory | Computers category.
  2. Select the computer in the result list.
  3. Select the Assign groups task.
  4. In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.

    TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.

    To remove an assignment

    • Select the group and double-click .
  5. Save the changes.

NOTE: The primary group of a computer is already assigned and is marked as Does not apply yet. Edit the computer's master data to change its primary group.

Related topics
Related Documents

The document was helpful.

Select Rating

I easily found the information I needed.

Select Rating