Thursday, June 4, 2009

How to Manage Object Properties In Active Directory

Instructions:
  • Step 1 :Open the Active Directory Users And Computers tool.
  • Step 2: Expand the name of the domain, and select the RD container. Right-click the John Q for example, an admin user account, and select Properties.
  • Step 3: Here, you will see the various Properties tabs for the User account. Make some configuration changes based on the personal preferences. Clock OK to continue.
  • Step 4: Select the HR Organizational Unit for example. Right-click the All Users group, and click Properties. In the All Users Properties dialog box, you will be able to modify the membership of the group.
  • Click the Members tab, and then click Add. Add Monica D. President as an example and John Q. Admin User Accounts to the Group. Click OK to save the settings and then OK to accept the group modifications.
  • Step 5: Select the Sales Organizational Unit,. Right-click the Workstation1 Computer object. Notice that you can choose to disable the account or reset it( to allow another computer to join the domain under the same name). From the right-click menu, choose Properties. You'll see the properties for the Computer object.
    Examine the various options and make changes based on your properties on your personal preference. After you have examined the available options, click the OK button.
  • Step 6: Select the Corporate Organizational Unit. Right-click the Monica D. President User account, and choose Reset Password. You will be prompted to eneter a new password and then asked to confirm it. Note that you can also force the user to change this password upon the next logon.
  • Step 7: Close the Active Directory Users And Computers tool and this lesson is complete.
Source: Ehow

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