Active Directory Users Test
This test reports the status of user accounts configured in the Active Directory server and thus, quickly points you to ‘unused’ accounts that can be deleted to make room for those that are actively used.
For more details about the performance issues that users could encounter in the Active Directory environment and the solutions for the same, refer toTop 8 Active Directory Performance Problems and How to Solve Them page.
Target of the test : An Active Directory or Domain Controller on Windows
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Active Directory site that is being monitored
Parameters | Description |
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Test period |
This indicates how often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The IP address of the machine where the Active Directory is installed. |
Port |
The port number through which the Active Directory communicates. The default port number is 389. |
Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Never logged on users |
Indicates the indicates the number of AD users who have never logged on to the network. |
Number |
A healthy AD server is one that has no or very few ‘unused’ user accounts. A high value is therefore not desired for this measure. To know who these users are, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure. |
Inactive users |
Indicates the number of users who are currently inactive in the AD server. |
Number |
To identify the inactive users, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure. The detailed diagnosis displays the Distinguished Name of the user, the date/time he/she logged in last, and the date/time at which the user account was created. This will help you in figuring out how long that user has been inactive. If you think that the user will never again become active, you can proceed to delete that user account. |
Disabled users |
Indicates the number of user accounts that are currently disabled on the AD server. |
Number |
To identify the disabled users, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure. The detailed diagnosis displays the Distinguished Name of the user and the date/time at which the user account was created. This will help you in figuring out how long each user account has remained disabled. If you think that the user will never again become active, you can proceed to delete that user account. |
Total users |
Indicates the total number of users managed by the AD server. |
Number |
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