AD Create Account

Activity Description

Creates a new account in the Active Directory.

Output

Success (account created) /Failure

Settings

• First name – User's first name (e.g. John).
• Last name – User's last name (e.g. Smith).
• Initials – The first and last names’ initials.
• Full name – The new user's full name (e.g., John Smith).
• Email – The new user's email address.
• Login Name – the new user's login name (e.g., JSmith).
  note

  Active Directory users created by Actions Express hold the Login Name (rather than the Full Name) in the Name field in the Active Directory.

• Login Password – The new user's selected login password.
• Path – The path of the group to which the new user account is assigned (e.g., \US\Users)
  The path may follow the following conventions:
  • OU=<OU Name1>, OU=<Name2>
  • <OU Name1>\<OU Name2>
  • /<OU Name1>/<OU Name2>
  • \
  • Type in all or \ to scan the entire Active Directory.
• Host Name – The name or IP address of the Active Directory's server.
• User Name – If required, the user name of an account that has read-write access to the Active Directory.
• Password – If required, the password of the account listed in the User Name field.
• User must change password at next login – Determines whether or not to require the user to change the password upon login.
• Password never expires – Determines whether the user's password ever expires.
• Port – The port through which we connect to Active Directory. Port 389 is the default unsecured port. Port 636 is the pre-defined secured port. You may enter any other accessible port here.