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Create Active Directory User Objects

In an Active Directory identity stores, you can create the following types of users:

Create Microsoft Entra ID User Objects

In a Microsoft Entra ID identity stores, you can create the following types of users:

Create User Objects

Directory Manager portal enables you to create following types of users:

  • User
  • Mailbox
  • Contact

Directory Manager supports the following identity providers for creating the user objects:

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Generic LDAP
  • Google Workspace

Manage Users

Using Directory Manager portal, you can perform the following actions:

User Management

With Directory Manager, you can:

The table below displays the major functions that users can perform in Directory Manager portal.

FunctionsDescription
Create ObjectsCreate mail-enabled and non-mail-enabled Users, Contact, or Mailbox.
Manage your ProfileOn the top right corner, view your profile and verify the information.
Manage Your Direct ReportsView Users and Contacts that report directly to you. If required, you can modify the properties of your direct reports.
Manage Disabled UsersView the list of users that have been disabled or expired. You can modify the properties of the users, extend the time for the expired users and also reinstate any disabled user.
View Organizational HierarchyDisplays the complete hierarchy in graphical form. It displays few attributes of users like email address and profile picture etc.
Link AccountsWith accounts in multiple identity stores, you can reset passwords or unlock accounts with Linked Accounts
Reset PasswordReset your forgotten or lost passwords. Unenrolled users can reset passwords if Second Way Authentication is enabled.
Unlock AccountUnlock your accounts yourself without contacting the Administrator.
Change PasswordChange your password according to the Password Policy set by the administrator.
Validate Your ProfileValidate your profile after a particular time in order to ensure the user information in the directory.
User Account SettingsModify your profile information. Administrators can manage the user information, enable/disable the user, or expire a user.

NOTE: The contact object type is not supported in a Microsoft Entra ID based identity store.

Overview

You can view and manipulate the properties of contacts in Active Directory.

Contact properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Contacts have in Active Directory based identity store.

Overview

You can view and manipulate the properties of mailboxes in Active Directory.

Mailbox properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Users and Mailbox Users have in Active Directory based identity store.

Overview

You can view and manipulate the properties of directory objects (users, mailboxes, and contacts) in Active Directory, depending on the permissions the GroupID administrator has granted you.

User and Mailbox properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Users and Mailbox Users have in Active Directory based identity store.

Contact properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Contacts have in Active Directory based identity store.

Overview

You can view and manipulate the properties of directory objects (users and mailboxes) in Microsoft Entra ID, depending on the permissions the Directory Manager administrator has granted you.

User and Mailbox properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Users and Mailbox Users have in an Microsoft Entra ID based identity store.

User Properties

You can view and manipulate the properties of directory objects (users, mailboxes, and contacts) in the connected identity store, depending on the permissions the GroupID administrator has granted you.

You can:

  • Select the required object and click Properties on the toolbar. The object's properties page is displayed.
  • Click Save after making any changes in any properties' tab
  • Click Delete to delete that user, contact, or mailbox.
  • Click Add to Contacts on the toolbar. The portal creates the direct report's vCard and prompts you to save it on your machine. You can then use it to add the direct report's email address to your email contact list.
  • Click Send email on the toolbar. This launches the default Windows email application for sending an email to the direct report.
  • Click Reset Password to reset the password for the object.
  • Click Organizational Hierarchy to view the hierarchy of the object.

User and Mailbox properties in Active Directory​

Following is the list of all the properties that Users and Mailbox Users have in Active Directory based identity store.

User and Mailbox properties in Microsoft Entra ID​

Following is the list of all the properties that Users and Mailbox Users have in an Microsoft Entra ID based identity store.

Contact properties​

Following is the list of all the properties that Contacts have in Active Directory based identity store.

NOTE: Contact object is not supported in Microsoft Entra ID.