Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management
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So I've been given a little bit of money to buy a software tool to help me with AD. I'd like this tool to:
- Allow me to scan for, disable and move inactive accounts or to delete them based in a date I enter.
- Allow me to scan for, disable and move or delete computer accounts that have not been used for a certain amount of time, once again based on a date I enter.
- Allow to easily bulk create AD accounts from a CSV (300+ at a time). This would include putting them into a group, setting their home folder locations, creating their (empty) home folders, setting their passwords and setting various AD fields for them (including things like "User cannot change password" etc).
- Allow me search AD for various criteria, then export the results into a CSV with columns I select.
- Not have an ongoing fee (so no subscription service, or paid support) and not cost millions of dollars, a few hundred tops.
- Have some sort of trial period that I can test it out before buying it.
Yes, I know you can do all of this in powershell, and yes I know there are some free tools out there. But I have tried the free ones and have found none that work, and I simply do not have the time to develop and test powershell scripts for me to use once a year when I do all of this. I am looking for easy point and click and go.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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What about ManageEngine?
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Why not powershell... I have a few scripts I can share if needed...
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I need it to be idiot proof and easy. The plan is myself (System Admin) and our Data Admin will use it, and she would probably have issues with using powershell, she has even less time than I do to futz around with a CLI and a script.
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@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
Why not powershell... I have a few scripts I can share if needed...
Because the OP said no powershell and gave reasons why not. If you do not want to give suggestions as requested, then do not simply argue for the solution that was not wanted. That is annoyingly asinine. The only reason to suggest powershell that would be acceptable would be if you had solid workable scripts to offer or knew of one out there.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
What about ManageEngine?
@jrc ManageEngine would be my first suggestion. I trialed it a couple years ago and found it to be a decent solution. It was not worth the cost to my client that I researched it for, but it was a good solution.
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I agree with @JaredBusch and @scottalanmiller ManageEngine would be great for this.
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@JaredBusch said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
Why not powershell... I have a few scripts I can share if needed...
Because the OP said no powershell and gave reasons why not. If you do not want to give suggestions as requested, then do not simply argue for the solution that was not wanted. That is annoyingly asinine. The only reason to suggest powershell that would be acceptable would be if you had solid workable scripts to offer or knew of one out there.
Of which you assume I don't have one or several....
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@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@JaredBusch said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
Why not powershell... I have a few scripts I can share if needed...
Because the OP said no powershell and gave reasons why not. If you do not want to give suggestions as requested, then do not simply argue for the solution that was not wanted. That is annoyingly asinine. The only reason to suggest powershell that would be acceptable would be if you had solid workable scripts to offer or knew of one out there.
Of which you assume I don't have one or several....
Because you made him beg for what he didn't want
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Several different tools, but some pretty handy ones.
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SolarWinds also has several free and paid tools.
http://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/active-directory-admin-tools-bundle
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@Dashrender said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
SolarWinds also has several free and paid tools.
http://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/active-directory-admin-tools-bundle
Yes, I have those, and have used them. They are ok, but i have found the bulk user tool is somewhat hit and miss, and very hard to use.
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@Dashrender said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
Several different tools, but some pretty handy ones.
AD Tidy is what I have used from there, and it worked well enough. I was hoping to get a single tool that did all my requirements, but I guess I could use multiple tools. Looks like they do not have a bulk user importer though.
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@JaredBusch said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@JaredBusch said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
@DustinB3403 said in Looking for an AD GUI Tool for Account/Computer Management:
Why not powershell... I have a few scripts I can share if needed...
Because the OP said no powershell and gave reasons why not. If you do not want to give suggestions as requested, then do not simply argue for the solution that was not wanted. That is annoyingly asinine. The only reason to suggest powershell that would be acceptable would be if you had solid workable scripts to offer or knew of one out there.
Of which you assume I don't have one or several....
Because you made him beg for what he didn't want
Really, made him beg... I posted from my phone.
You know what @JaredBusch I'm not in a mood to deal with your crap today.
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Netwrix has a lot of AD tools, some free, some paid. I haven't used them myself, but I've heard good things about them.
