Microsoft Active Directory adapter

The Microsoft Active Directory adapter contains an actor adapter and an adapter module, which comprise workflow processes that perform the standard application actions available through the following Active Directory Servers:

• Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
• Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

This adapter must be enabled on a Windows-based system.

The adapter invokes the Active Directory application Command Line Interface (CLI) for remote commands execution. The adapter provides operations that enable and ease out the tasks for the Active Directory administrator.

The following operations are automated by the Active Directory and ADAM adapter:

• Operations that are automated for Active Directory computer management:
  • Create Computer
  • Disable GC
  • Enable GC
  • Get Attributes
  • Get Role
  • Is Global Catalog
  • Join Computer
  • Move From Computers OU
  • Rename Computer Account
  • Rename Computer
  • Search Computer
  • Un Join Computer
• Operations that are automated for Active Directory group management:
  • Create Local Distribution Group
  • Create Local Security Group
  • Create Global Distribution Group
  • Create Global Security Group
  • Create Universal Distribution Group
  • Create Universal Security Group
  • Remove Member
• Operations that are automated for Active Directory user account management:
  • Create User
  • Add Account
  • Add Accounts
  • Delete Account
  • Delete Accounts
  • Disable User
  • Get Owner
  • List Disabled Accounts
  • Move Users
  • Set Account Expiry
• Operation that is automated for Active Directory password management:
  • Check Password Expiry