Managing Users - Feature Summary
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Hyena takes user management to a new level from what is available using native Window NT and Windows 2000/2003 utilities. There are also a number of options and settings than can be configured for user management. See the User Settings and Options section for a complete list of these options. The list below summarizes the primary features of Hyena's user management options.
Active Directory Support -
Hyena supports the new Windows Active Directory
user fields, including a few that the native tools do not display.
Hyena also supports password reset, account unlock, and
Disable/Enable account functions for user accounts that have been
delegated these tasks in Active Directory. See the Active Directory Integration topic for more
information on specific functions available for Active Directory
user management.
Adding Users - After a
new user is added, the new user's properties are available in the
right window of the User's Properties dialog. This allows both the
ability to see which users have been added, as well as allowing
individual user's properties to be examined without leaving the
main window. This option can be turned on or off under the
Tools->Settings->User "Show User Preview
Window" option.
Hyena also has a "Set" button next to the Confirm Password field that can be used to set a confirmed password. Once set, additional new users will automatically inherit the established password, without having to enter it each time.
Note:
The password that has been set
only remains for the duration of each user addition session. It
must be re-established the next time that users are
added.
User Modifications and Deletions - Hyena provides full support for modification and deletion of
user accounts. When using Exchange integration, Hyena can
also be configured to automatically remove all Exchange mailboxes
associated with the user account. The Home
Directory and User Profile Management function can also be configured to be automatically
displayed when any user account is deleted.
Multi-user
Modifications - Hyena allows for any combination of
users to be modified at the same time. Multiple users can be
selected by listing the appropriate group of users in the list
window, and then selecting the range of users with the mouse. Hold
the shift key down to select a range of users, or hold the Control
key down to select specific users. While modifying the properties
for multiple users, each individual user's properties can be viewed in the right window.
Note: Hyena
uses most of the same conventions established by Windows utilities
when modifying multiple users. If a value is BLANK, this indicates
that all of the users being modified have differing values, while
any non-blank values indicates that all of the users have the SAME
value. When OK is clicked to updates the users, Hyena only
processes the entries that have a value (non-blank) specified for
them. This brings up a bit of a paradox: how to intentionally blank
out an existing value for more than one user. To do this, simply
enter ~DEL into the field that you want
to be cleared. Any input cell with a ~DEL will have its contents
cleared.
Viewing Users by Group
Membership - Due to Hyena's layout and design, any local or
global group can be easily expanded to show the user membership.
The properties of these users can in turned be managed
directly without the need to access a user list. Combined
with the multi-user management options in Hyena's list window, this
feature provides the capability to manage users by group membership
in addition to individual user modifications.
Viewing User Details (NT
Only) - Hyena includes a unique function to view all user
detail information for an entire domain at one time, by right
clicking on the Domain Users object, and selecting View all User Details. This function will list
all user attributes in the list window, for easy sorting,
filtering, and total enterprise-wide management. This
function can also be used for individual users, or for any selected
group of users, or for the users that belong to a particular group.
This view can be customized in the Tools->Settings->Display
dialog.
Viewing User Details (Active Directory Only) -
By utilizing the directory query capability of
Hyena, any number and/or combination of Active Directory attributes
can be selected for display for user objects. For more
information on how to customize or create new queries, see the
Object Manager - Queries
topic.
Copying Users - Users
can be copied in Hyena, providing for a quick way to duplicate some
or all of the attributes of an existing user account. Users
can also be copied to another computer, either individually or in
mass from the list window.
Note:
Copied users will get a new SID, so any existing security
assignments must be reset based on the newly copied user
account.
For more information on copying users to another computer, see the Copying Objects topic.
Sending Messages -
Hyena supports sending a message to one or more users from any user
display. These messages will be sent and displayed using
Windows NT/2000's alerting capabilities.
Viewing User Logon
Information - Hyena can both show the logon statistics for a
user across multiple domains, plus can be used to show which users
are logged onto a given computer.
Exchange
Integration - Hyena can be integrated with
Microsoft Exchange to provide a single source of user mailbox
administration.
Terminal Server / Citrix User
Settings - With minimal setup and
configuration, Hyena provides support for modification of user
Terminal Server/Citrix information, including home directory integration as well.
Renaming Users - When
renaming users, Hyena will first prompt for the new user name
directly in its tree or list windows. After entering the new
user name, Hyena will display the Rename User dialog, which has
options for renaming the user's full name, and home and profile
directory locations. For Active Directory, Hyena offers
additional modification to user elements when renaming users, as
well as the proper handling of renaming the Active Directory
name.
Home Directories and Home
Directory Security - Hyena supports the creation of home
directories and home directory shares automatically, both for new
and copied users, using flexible templates. See the Home
Directory Templates section for more information
on this feature.
Home Directory Batch
Procedures – Hyena can be configured to run a batch
procedure after home directory creation. See the Home
Directory Templates section for more information
on running a batch file after creation of the home directory.
Home Directory Exploring -
The contents of the user's home directory can be explored by
selecting the Explore option after right clicking on the home
directory property of a user in the tree window. This option
is also available on the User Properties->Profile dialog, as
well as the User Home Directory and Profile
Management function.
Profile Management -
The dialog for profile and script properties has been designed to
allow searching for profiles, logon script, and home directory. To
make the best use of these features, always start your search
through the Network Neighborhood icon in the corresponding find
dialog. This will allow the full UNC path to be returned instead of
any mapped drive paths. The logon script can also be modified
directly using any editor. See the General Configuration section for
more information on editor setup, and the User Configuration section on how to
setup the default logon script directory.
Home Directory and User Profile
Management - Hyena provides a powerful method to manage user
home directory and profile contents, as well as deletion of their
contents with the Home Directory and User Profile Management
feature. This feature is accessed on the user context menu,
by selecting Account Functions->Profile/Home Directory Admin.
See the Home Directory and User Profile
Management section for more information.
Account Note - Hyena provides
access to the account note field, which can normally only be seen
using the Windows 'Net User' command. This field provides a
mechanism to enter in notes and comments for users. It is
displayed on the User Account properties dialog.
Post-User Batch Procedures - Hyena also
supports running an optional command file for each user addition,
modification, or deletion. This option can be enabled and the name
of the batch file specified in the Tools->Settings->User dialog. When the command
procedure is run, the following parameters are passed to it:
%1 = Action. This value will be set to ADD for additions, DEL for deletions, MOD for a single user modification and MODS for multi-user modifications.
%2 = Server
%3 = Username
%4 = Home Directory
%5 = Home Directory Server
%6 = Home Directory Share
%7 = Home Directory Path
%8 = Old (Former) Home Directory
%9 = Date and Time
Note: The
MODS action for multi-user changes is important to take into
account in your batch procedure because when modifying multiple
users, most parameters will be blank, to indicate that NO CHANGES
are to be done.