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Active Roles 8.2.1 - 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

Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

A single forest Active Directory topology assumes that the login-enabled user accounts managed by Active Roles are defined in the Active Directory forest in which Skype for Business Server is deployed.

To perform Skype for Business Server user management tasks on a given user account, Active Roles makes changes to the attributes of that use account. Then, based on the attribute changes, the Skype for Business Server User Management policy requests the Skype for Business Server remote shell to update the user account accordingly.

For example, when creating a new Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles sets a virtual attribute on that user account directing the policy to invoke the remote shell command for enabling the new user for Skype for Business Server. When making changes to an existing Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles populates the attributes of the user account with the desired changes, causing the policy to apply those changes via the remote shell.

Resource forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

The resource forest topology refers to a multi-forest environment where a separate forest (in this case, the Skype for Business Server forest) hosts servers running Skype for Business Server, but does not host any login-enabled user accounts.

Outside the Skype for Business Server forest, user forests host login-enabled user accounts but no servers running Skype for Business Server. When creating a Skype for Business Server account for a user from an external forest, Active Roles:

  1. Creates an inactive user account in the Skype for Business Server forest.

  2. Establishes a link between the user account in the user forest (master account) and the inactive user account in the Skype for Business Server forest (shadow account).

  3. Enables the shadow account for Skype for Business Server.

The Master Account Management policy then ensures that the attributes of the shadow account are synchronized with the attributes of the master account, so that Skype for Business Server user properties can be administered on the master account via Active Roles. In the Skype for Business Server forest, the User Management policy detects the attribute changes replicated from the master account to the shadow account, and translates them to remote shell commands on Skype for Business Server, similarly to the case of single forests, as described in Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management.

Central forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

The central forest topology refers to a multi-forest environment where a separate forest (in this case, a Skype for Business Server forest) hosts servers running Skype for Business Server and may also host login-enabled accounts. Outside the Skype for Business Server forest, user forests host login-enabled user accounts but no servers running Skype for Business Server.

With the Skype for Business Server User Management policy applied to login-enabled user accounts in the Skype for Business Server forest, Active Roles can enable and administer those user accounts for Skype for Business Server in the same way as in case of single forests, as described in as described in Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management.

When creating a Skype for Business Server account for a user from an external forest, Active Roles:

  1. Creates a contact in the Skype for Business Server forest.

  2. Establishes a link between the user account in the user forest (master account) and the contact in the Skype for Business Server forest (shadow account).

  3. Enables that contact for Skype for Business Server.

The Master Account Management policy then ensures that the attributes of the contact are synchronized with the attributes of the user account, so that Skype for Business Server user properties can be administered on the user account via Active Roles. In the Skype for Business Server forest, the User Management policy detects the attribute changes replicated from the user account to the contact, and translates them to remote shell commands on Skype for Business Server, similarly to the case of single forests, as described in Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management.

User Management policy for Skype for Business Server User Management

The Skype for Business - User Management built-in policy enables Active Roles to perform user management tasks on Skype for Business Server. The policy is intended for:

  • Single-forest and multi-forest environments where login-enabled accounts of Skype for Business users are defined in the Active Directory forest in which Skype for Business Server is deployed.

  • Multi-forest environments where login-enabled master accounts of Skype for Business Server users are defined in external forests with each master account being represented by a shadow account (inactive user account or contact) in the Active Directory forest in which Skype for Business Server is deployed.

The Policy Object that holds this policy is located in the following container in the Active Roles Console:

Configuration/Policies/Administration/Builtin/Built-in Policy - Skype for Business - User Management

Depending on your Active Directory topology, apply this Policy Object as follows to enable Skype for Business Server User Management in Active Roles.

Table 60: Applying the Built-in - Skype for Business - User Management Policy Object

Topology option

Where to apply the Policy Object

Single forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

Apply this Policy Object to Active Directory domains or containers that hold user accounts you want to administer by using Skype for Business Server User Management in Active Roles.

Resource forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

Apply this Policy Object to Active Directory domains or containers in the Skype for Business Server forest that hold shadow accounts (inactive user accounts) for users from external forests you want to administer by using Skype for Business Server User Management in Active Roles.

Central forest topology for Skype for Business Server User Management

Apply this Policy Object to:

  • Active Directory domains or containers in the Skype for Business Server forest that hold login-enabled user accounts you want to administer by using Skype for Business Server User Management in Active Roles

  • Active Directory domains or containers in the Skype for Business Server forest that hold shadow accounts (contacts) for users from external forests you want to administer by using Skype for Business Server User Management in Active Roles.

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