Active Directory dashboard entry

The Active Directory dashboard entry provides a centralized and efficient way for system administrators and IT professionals to manage and interact with Active Directory (AD) services directly within Remote Desktop Manager.

It is possible to modify the Active Directory groups and add a user to them by using the AD dashboard. You must first restrict access to the folder that contains the administrative tools.

The steps in the video are the same as those described below.

1. Create or select a folder in Remote Desktop Manager. 2. Right-click on the folder and go to Properties 3. In Security – Permissions, set Permission to Disallowed, which means that nobody except the administrators can access the folder. The Grant access option can always be used for more granularity. 4. Click Add to save.

Create the Active Directory dashboard entry

1. Select the created folder.
2. In the ribbon, go to Edit – New entry.
3. Select Active Directory dashboard entry (Remote management entry type).
4. In Common – General, enter the general and Active directory information.
5. Go to View – Logs.
6. In the Open logs drop-down menu, select Custom.
7. Check Prompt for comment on open and enable Open comment is required and Ticket number is required under it.

   By enabling the Logs functionality, users will have to comment and create a ticket number to explain why they are performing an action on the entry. This type of behavior can be applied to almost every entry in Remote Desktop Manager.
8. Click Add to save.
9. Open your session.
10. In the Open session comment window that opens, enter a Ticket # and a Comment.
11. Click OK.

Add a user to an AD group

1. Open your session.
2. Navigate to the user group location.
3. Click Properties.
4. Navigate to the Members tab.
5. Click Add.
6. Select the user and click OK to save.

The user has been successfully added.

Active Directory dashboard entry settings

Here is a list of the settings available in the Active Directory dashboard entry interface.

Settings	Description
New user	Create a new user in Active Directory.
New group	Create a new group in Active Directory
Enable	Reactivate an object, making it active.
Disable	Disable an object without deleting it.
Unlock	Release a user account that has been locked.
Reset password	Assign a new password to a user account.
Delete	Permanently delete an object from Active Directory.
Properties	View or modify the attributes and settings of an object.
BitLocker	Retrieve the recovery password for a BitLocker-encrypted key.
Search	Locate any object within the domain, such as users, groups, or computers.

See also

• Devolutions Academy - Managing systems remotely