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Active Administrator™ - Frequently Asked Questions
 We migrated to Active Directory and set up a load of delegated permissions, but we now we don't know who can do what. How do we clean it all up?
- This is a common problem. Native AD tools have the ability to establish delegated permissions, but no simple way to identify and report on those delegations. Active Administrator makes it easy to find assigned permissions and generate reports to begin the cleanup process. With Active Administrator you assign delegated permissions using Active Templates, which make it easy to track who can do what, and let you quickly revoke or edit delegations.
- Do I need to have a 2003 or 2008 Domain Controller? Will it work with Windows 2000? Does it support Windows Server 2008?
- Active Administrator works great in Active Directory built on Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008, or any mixture of them. One important note is that to use the object-level Restore function you must have at least one Windows 2003 or 2008 Domain Controller.
- Doesn't Windows come with built-in AD tools?
- Windows comes with some AD management tools out of the box, but these tools are limited in functionality and management scope, leaving administrators wanting a more complete management solution. This is the very reason Active Administrator was created - Active Administrator picks up where the native tools leave off. With advanced security administration capabilities, centralized auditing and alerting, delegation with Active Templates, Group Policy management and object-level AD recovery, Active Administrator is a far superior, comprehensive AD management tool.
- I already use Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) for my Group Policy Management. Why do I need Active Administrator?
- Active Administrator offers a complete GPO management solution including offline GPO management, advanced RSoP modeling, GPO history and rollback, and auditing and reporting of all AD changes including Group Policies. For a more comprehensive comparison at the Group Policy Management features found in Active Administrator and GPMC, take a look at our Group Policy Management Comparison Matrix. Beyond Group Policy management, Active Administrator also manages AD security, role-based delegation of AD permissions with Active Templates, Active Directory auditing and object-level recovery of Active Directory.
- Can I find out who changed what and when in AD? Even going back 12 months?
- YES! Active Administrator maintains its own auditing database. You can go as far back as you want!
- Is there really an "undo" function for AD in Active Administrator?
- Active Administrator’s Active Directory Object Restore capability allows administrators to selectively recover deleted containers, users, groups, computers and other objects, and also to restore changed attributes. This essentially gives administrators an “undo” on mistaken deletes or modifications of all objects, or even entire OUs. In addition, the Group Policy History function allows for easy corrections to unwanted Group Policy changes.
- What formats does Active Administrator support for generating reports on Active Directory?
- Active Administrator supports a wide variety of common formats including RTF, PDF, HTML, XLS, TIF, RDF, and Text.
- What is the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) number for this product?
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Active Administrator licensing
- For more information on Active Administrator licensing, see the Licensing FAQs page.
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