Mass Updating - Active Directory and LDAP
The MASS Module is a simple solution for making complex modifications to your Active Directory and network in bulk. It allows for importing, updating, and deleting user accounts in a single process based on a CSV file or your current Active Directory groups. Additionally, MASS supports local server bulk password changes. MASS effectively eliminates the need to write complex and time consuming scripts. MASS is a complete solution for managing all user resources: usernames, home directories, passwords, etc.
MASS allows the user control over multiple processes in Active Directory. With MASS you can manage user accounts, easily interface with Exchange, manage groups, create reports based on end user criteria, etc. With over 160 available script actions, MASS makes it easy to deal with virtually any user management task.
Example Bulk Import:
You have an import csv file with 1000 user accounts (First Name, Last Name, Middle Name). Using 6 simple User Management Resource Administrator actions you can import the new users and create Exchange e-mail accounts, home directories, random passwords, Dial-in permissions, Windows Terminal Server settings, global group memberships, and profile directories at the same time.
Why you should consider using MASS:
- You cannot accomplish your task using scripts or other tools
- You need input support for: CSV-file, AD, LDAP, or ODBC
- You want guaranteed support for all Active Directory and network objects
- You want a simple drag-and-drop interface with more than 160 script actions to deal with virtually any user management task
More than 25 examples to use MASS:
Managing Accounts examples
- Bulk creation of accounts in SAM, AD 2000 AD 2003 and network resources
- Enforce naming standards for user accounts on the network
- Generating random passwords
- Mass update of a single attribute
- Resetting passwords for multiple accounts
- Migrating accounts from one domain to another
- Moving users across OUs and child domains
- Renaming user accounts
- Managing local (non-domain) accounts
Exchange
- Managing mail enabled contacts
- Moving Exchange mailboxes to a new server
- Managing alias email addresses for Exchange
Managing groups
- Managing Active Directory security groups
- Managing Active Directory distribution groups
- Managing primary group memberships
Reports
- Creating a user group membership report with database storage
- Creating a report on locked-out or disabled users
File system
- Creating home directories with permissions
- Creating user home shares with permissions
- Moving home directories to a new server
- Resetting permissions on all home directories