Active Directory user home folder management - ADManager Plus

The home folder in Active Directory (AD) enables users to store their personal files. As it allows user data to be stored in a centralized location, users can access their files from any computer connected to the same network. This allows IT admins to back up and recover network files easily.

Admins often resort to built-in AD tools like Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) to create AD home folders for new and existing users. In environments where many new user accounts are created frequently, using ADUC to create home folders for every single account is not feasible because it is time-consuming.

Create and manage home folders in bulk

ManageEngine ADManager Plus, an AD management and reporting tool, helps admins:

• Create home folders in bulk for new and existing user accounts. They can simply upload a CSV file containing the list of all users and their corresponding attributes.
• Move home folders in bulk and modify multiple attributes of different users at once.
• Delete AD home folders and clear the corresponding AD attributes.

Generate reports on home folders

• Generate the list of users using a specific home folder without writing any PowerShell scripts.

Automate or delegate home folder management

ADManager Plus' powerful automation module enables admins to create, move, and delete users' home folders automatically. They can also securely delegate home folder management to help desk technicians without writing any PowerShell scripts.

• Modify all desired attributes and mailbox permissions in a single action.
• See the modifications that are going to be carried out, so that you can double check your changes before implementation.

Top benefits of using ADManager Plus to manage AD home folders

ADManager Plus enables administrators to easily delegate the creation of Exchange or Microsoft 365 shared mailboxes to specific non-administrative users. The responsibility of modifying Exchange shared mailboxes can also be assigned. To make this delegation completely secure, ADManager Plus allows administrators to:

1. Create, move, and delete home folders in bulk in a few clicks.
2. Identify which users are using a specific home folder using NTFS reports, without any PowerShell scripts.
3. Implement the controlled automation of AD home folder management.
4. Delegate home folder management to non-administrators.

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