Disable User Accounts in Active Directory

Tutorial Outcomes

Learn how to use XIA Automation to:

• Disable user accounts in Microsoft Active Directory on-premises
• Delegate disabling user accounts to non-administrators

1. Create the Automation Profile

Create a new automation profile in the XIA Automation Administration Tools. Set the permissions as required, for example, to delegate this task to non-administrators.

2. Create an Active Directory Search Variable

Either allow the end user to enter the username manually by creating a standard String Variable, or allow the end user to select the username from a list of search results by creating a dynamic Active Directory Search Variable:

Use the Search settings to, for example, specify which Organizational Unit to list usernames from:

3. Configure the Active Directory Account Disable Task

Create a new Active Directory Account Disable Task:

Assign the Active Directory Search Variable as the Identity.

If your domain has multiple DCs, you can add an Active Directory Replication Task after your disable task.

Press Save Configuration before executing the automation profile.

4. Disable a User Account

Execute the Disable Active Directory User Account Automation Profile, either manually via the form input in the XIA Automation Server web interface, or in bulk via CSV, or automatically via file import.

Supported Platforms

Creating user accounts in Active Directory is supported on the following domain versions:

• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2