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Essential Tech Active Directory Tools

Solarwinds Permissions Analyzer for Active Directory

Solarwinds offers a Truly Free Active Directory Users and Computers permissions analyzer, allowing you to browse and identify with groups and users have which permissions. Also, you can see the breakdown of inherited permissions of each user by their group membership.

Official Site and Download:

http://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/permissions-analyzer-for-active-directory

Solarwinds Admin Bundle

The Admin Bundle for Active Directory from Solarwinds Consists of 3 separate software utilities that will assist in daily, weekly and monthly Administrative Tasks of AD. This include the following utilities:

  1. Inactive User Account Removal Tool
  2. Import User in Bulk
  3. Inactive Computer Removal Utility

Each utility has its own function which allow you to quickly Remove Inactive Active Directory USER Accounts and Computer accounts. They each have a friendly and easy to use Graphical Interface and come in very handy without having to log into your Domain Controller.

Official site and Download:

http://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/active-directory-admin-tools-bundle/

ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Admanager Plus gives you the ability to manage AD Objects, users, Groups and much more from a Centralized GUI, along with options of generating extensive reports of Active Directory. Features include not only Active Directory user management, but Real Last Logon Time Reports, Bulk User management and Group & Computer Management capabilities.

Official Site and Download:

https://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/

MaxPowerSoft Active Directory Reports Lite

MaxPowerSofts’ Free offering allows you to load up to 200 objects from Active Directory, along with User Reports, Group and OU Reports, Computer Reports and GPO reports from within their program.

Official Site and Download:

http://www.maxpowersoft.com/adreportslite.php

AD Tidy

AD Tidy helps your search and find Inactive Users from ADUC as well as Dormant and Inactive Computer Accounts as well to minimize any possibly security issues.

Official Site and Download:

http://www.cjwdev.com/Software/ADTidy/Info.html

SpecOps Gpupdate

SpecOps GPUPDATE software gives you the power to remotely administer a Single Computer or Multiple Computer accounts from Active Directory. Options include Refresh Group Policy Remotely, use WSUS to confirm Updates Remotely, Remotely Wake-Up Computer using WOL (Wake-On Lan) features and Remotely Shutdown/Restart PC.

Official Site and Download:

https://specopssoft.com/product/specops-gpupdate/

ADModify.NET

ADModify.NET allows you to bulk modify multiple user Attributes at the same time.

Official Site and Download:

https://admodify.codeplex.com/

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