Microsoft AD - Add or Update LDAP Attributes of Assets
  • 10 Oct 2024
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Microsoft AD - Add or Update LDAP Attributes of Assets

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Microsoft AD - Add or Update LDAP Attributes of Assets adds new or updates object LDAP attributes of existing Active Directory entries, which are Devices and Users that are returned from a query.

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 Microsoft Active Directory (AD) adapter credentials.

    NOTE
    If Use stored credentials from the Active Directory adapter is toggle off, the following fields need to be configured:
  • Action type (defualt: Update attributes) - Select whether to add new or to update existing LDAP attributes.

  • Select data input method to use - Select the source of the LDAP attributes:

    • Use data from user input - Manually input LDAP attributes.
    • Use data from Axonius - Use the data in Axonius fields to configure LDAP attributes. See Axonius to External Field Mapping for details on mapping Axonius fields to external fields.
    NOTE
    If the Aggregated adapter is selected, aggregated fields may contain data as a list. Active Directory does not accept lists.
  • LDAP Attributes - Attribute name and Attribute value (required, default: empty) - Specify a single set or a list of LDAP attribute names and values to be updated for the Active Directory entity. Click the + to add multiple LDAP attribute sets. Click the trashcan icon TrashcanIconBlackonWhite.png to delete an attribute set.

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

Additional Fields

  • User and Password (optional) - Provide credentials to connect and to execute the command on the windows device: user name and password.
    NOTE
    If Use stored credentials from the Active Directory adapter is toggled on, the above fields do not need to be configured.
  • Skip Axonius value if empty - If the value of the Axonius field is empty or 0 (zero), the assignment of that specific attribute will be skipped.

Permissions Required

The user/connection configured in this enforcement action must have the Write all properties permission enabled in order to perform this action.
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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