Identify expired accounts in Active Directory using ADManager Plus

User accounts in Active Directory (AD) can be configured to have an expiration date that determines when an AD account must expire. Setting an expiration date helps administrators manage temporary accounts, reduce the risk of dormant accounts persisting in AD, and ultimately streamline user management.

ADManager Plus, an AD reporting solution, allows you to automatically identify and generate detailed reports on users based on their account expiration date. Administrators can also manage, disable, delete, or move users whose AD accounts are about to expire or have expired to another organizational unit instantly based on the reports' results. Read on to learn how account expired AD users can be identified and managed using ADManager Plus.

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Steps to identify AD account expired users using ADManager Plus

Log in to ADManager Plus and navigate to the Reports tab.
Navigate to User Reports > Account Status Reports > Account Expired Users.
Select the desired domain and click Generate.
A list of all the users whose accounts have expired will be displayed.
If you would like to set a user's account to never expire or delete or move them, select the user and click the respective management option from the report's results.

Active Directory account expiration report in ADManager Plus

ADManager Plus also lets you identify recently expired user accounts, accounts that are about to expire, accounts that expired during a specific time period, and more with its account-status-based reports.

Key use cases of identifying account expired AD users

Use case 1: Optimized resource utilization

Expired AD users may still have access to applications or systems, consuming unnecessary resources such as licenses and storage space. By identifying these accounts, organizations can reallocate resources efficiently and reduce costs. Detecting expired AD users allows organizations to free up licenses that may otherwise remain tied to dormant accounts.

Use case 2: Efficient user management

By regularly identifying and discarding expired user accounts, IT departments can maintain a more streamlined, organized AD environment. This simplification makes it easier to ensure that only active, relevant users remain in AD, simplifying user administration tasks and improving the overall efficiency of user provisioning.

Benefits of using ADManager Plus to identify expired AD accounts

Comprehensive reporting

Obtain a list of account expired AD users along with relevant information such as the Account Expiry Time and Employee ID.

Scheduled reporting

Schedule and automatically generate the Account Expired Users report at your desired frequency and have it emailed to stakeholders.

On-the-fly management

Instantly delete expired AD accounts, disable them, or move them to another OU from the report itself.

Seamless report exporting

Export the generated report in various formats, such as CSV, PDF, and XLSX.

Automated user management

Manage expired AD accounts by automatically disabling them or moving them to different OUs without manual intervention.

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