Enable-Disable Computers

Regularly cleaning and secure Active Directory (AD) objects is crucial for maintaining a healthy AD environment. A key part of this is managing computer accounts, specifically disabling those that are inactive to prevent security vulnerabilities. ADManager Plus simplifies this critical task by allowing you to enable or disable AD computer accounts in bulk, saving you time and enhancing your network's security.

Procedure:

To enable/disable computer accounts, you must first choose between enable and disable option. Then, you can apply the selected option on bulk computer accounts which can either be imported either by importing a CSV file or by using the Search option.

Steps:

1. Click AD Mgmt tab → Computer Management → Enable/Disable Computers
2. From the drop down menu , select Enable/Disable option based on your need
3. From the drop down menu, select the domain in which the computers are located.( Note: If you know the OU in which the computers are located, click the add OUs button and select the appropriate OU)
4. You can now use one of the following options to list the computers that have to be enabled/disabled
   • You can import the CSV file (sample CSV file) which contains the list of computers. After importing the CSV file, from the drop down menu (on the right hand side), select the LDAP attribute based on which you want to search the objects in Active directory.

   Or

   • Use the Search option to find the computers (Note: To list all the computers just click the Search button without typing anything in the Search Box)
5. Now, use the check box to select the desired list of computers and then click Apply.

The change summary and the status of the modification can be verified.