Microsoft AD - Remove Assets from Group
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Microsoft Active Directory (AD) - Remove Assets from Group (previously Remove Users or Devices from Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Group) removes the users or devices matching the parameters of the saved query (or devices that have been selected in the asset table) from an Active Directory group.

See Creating Enforcement Sets to learn more about adding Enforcement Actions to Enforcement Sets.

Note:

General Settings

  • Action name - The name of this Enforcement Action. The system sets a default name. You can change the name.
  • Configure Dynamic Values - Toggle on to enter a Dynamic Value statement. See Creating Enforcement Action Dynamic Value Statements to learn more about Dynamic Value statement syntax.

Required Fields

These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Set.

  • Use stored credentials from the Active Directory adapter - Select this option to use the first connected Active Directory adapter credentials.

    NOTE
  • To use this option, you must successfully configure an Active Directory adapter connection.

  • The user name and the password used for the adapter connection must have the Required Permissions to fetch assets.
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  • Group Distinguished Name (DN) - The name of the group to which to add the users.

  • Compute Node - The Axonius node to use when connecting to the specified host. For more details, see Connecting Additional Axonius Nodes.

Additional Fields

These fields are optional.

  • User name and Password - The credentials for a user account that has the permissions to perform this action.

Required Ports

Axonius must be able to communicate with the value supplied in DC Address via the following ports:

  • TCP/UDP port 389.

If you choose to use the stored credentials from the adapter then refer to Required Ports for information about all additional ports required.

Required Permissions

The value supplied in User name must have the user/connection configured in this action must have the Read and Write permissions enabled for the group. If the user/connection is part of the Domain Admins group or Account Operators group it should already have all the required permissions.


For more details about other Enforcement Actions available, see Action Library.


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