Updating User and Group Accounts

Active Directory Users And Computers is the tool to use when you want to update a domain user or group account. If you want to update a local user or group account, you’ll need to use Local Users And Groups.

When you work with Active Directory, you’ll often want to get a list of accounts and then do something with those accounts. For example, you might want to list all the user accounts in the organization and then disable the accounts of users who have left the company. One way to perform this task is to follow these steps:

  1. In Active Directory Users And Computers, right-click the domain name and then click Find.

  2. From the Find list, select Custom Search. This updates the Find dialog box to display a Custom Search ...

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