To search for a computer
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
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In the Find box, click Computers.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
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In the Name box, type the name of the computer you want to find.
TIP: You can search using partial search criteria. For example, B in the Name box will return all computers whose name begins with the letter B.
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(Optional) In the Role box, click one of the following:
- To start your search, click Find Now.
NOTE: Consider the following when searching for a computer:
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You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Using advanced search options.
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The found objects are displayed at the bottom of the Find window.
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You can manage the found objects directly from the list in the Find window by right-clicking a list item, then using commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
You can search for Organizational Units (OUs) with the Active Roles Console.
To search for an Organizational Unit
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
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In the Find box, click Organizational Units.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
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In the Name box, type the name (or a part of the name) of the OU you want to find.
- To start your search, click Find Now.
NOTE: Consider the following when searching for an OU:
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You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Using advanced search options.
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The found objects are displayed at the bottom of the Find window.
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You can manage the found objects directly from the list in the Find window by right-clicking a list item, then using commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
To fine-tune search results, the Active Roles Console allows you to perform advanced search on the Active Directory resources available in your organization.
To use advanced search options
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
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In the Find box, click the kind of object for which you want to search.
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Click the Advanced tab.
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Click Field, and select the object property you want to query.
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In Condition, to find the objects that have the object property matching the condition-value pair you have specified, click the condition for your search, then, in Value, type a property value.
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To add this search condition to your search, click Add.
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Repeat the steps from selecting the object property you want to query until you have added all of the desired search conditions.
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Click one of the following:
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If you want to find the objects that meet all of the conditions specified, click AND.
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If you want to find the objects that meet any of the conditions specified, click OR.
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To start your search, click Find Now. The found objects are displayed at the bottom of the window.
You can configure custom search queries in the Active Roles Console.
To build a custom search
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
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In the Find box, click Custom Search.
- In the In box, select the domain, container or Managed Unit you want to search, or click Browse to locate a domain, container or Managed Unit.
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Do one of the following:
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On the Custom Search tab, follow the steps from selecting the object property you want to query of the procedure outlined in Using advanced search options.
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On the Advanced tab, specify a search filter using LDAP syntax, as described in LDAP Syntax.
- To start your search, click Find Now.
