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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

Overview of Active Directory containers

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

To obtain an overview of a container

  1. Select the Active Directory | Container category.
  2. Select the container in the result list.
  3. Select the Active Directory container overview task.

Moving an Active Directory container

NOTE: You can only move containers within a domain.

To move a container

  1. Select the Active Directory | Container category.
  2. Select the container 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.

Active Directory computers

Computers and servers are loaded into One Identity Manager by synchronization.

To edit computer master data

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

    - OR -

    Click in the result list.

  3. Edit the computer's master data.
  4. Save the changes.
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Master data for an Active Directory computer

Enter the following data for a computer.

Table 71: Computer master data
Property Description
Device

The computer is connected to this device. Specify a new device using the button next to the menu.

For detailed information about rule checking, see the One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide.

Name Computer identifier
Domain Domain in which to create the computer.
Container Container in which to create the computer. The distinguished name of the computer is determined by a template when the container is selected.
Primary group

Computer's primary group. Then, only groups that are already assigned to the computer can be selected.

Account manager

Manager responsible for the computer.

To specify an account manager

  1. Click next to the field.
  2. In the Table menu, select the table that maps the account manager.
  3. In the Account manager menu, select the manager.
  4. Click OK.
Computer name (pre Win2000) Pre-Windows 2000 computer name. Name of the computer for the previous version of Windows 2000.
DNS host name DNS name of the computer.
Function Function of the computer in the network. The functions Workstation, Server and Domain Controller are available for selection.
Operating system Operating system identifier.
Operating system version Version number of the operating system.
Service pack operating system Service pack identifier.
Hotfix operating system Hotfix identifier.
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