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How to Add or Remove Users from Active Directory Groups
Active Directory has been one of my favourite tools in which I could automate repetitive processes. Starting from user additions to user deletions, clean-up, audits, all the way to new hire and user account termination process. Active Directory is a fantastic avenue for automation. And, who does not like hyper-efficient Active Directory administrators? I thought I would start a series on Active Directory automations. Today, we look at adding users to and removing users from Active Directory groups.
Find the computer responsible for user account lockout
Most enterprises of today have a set of security policies that govern how an Active Directory account is handled. Most environments today also have a strong password policy. Some have account lockout policies as well. In most environments I’ve worked with, they have set that the account be locked after three or five failed attempts at logon—if the user enters a wrong password three or five times, the person gets locked out of the account.