Enabling and disabling a user

When you want a person in your organization to no longer be able to sign in interactively, you can disable the corresponding user object. Likewise, when a user object is disabled, you can opt to enable/re-enable it. Use this recipe to perform both actions.

Getting ready

To enable or disable a user object, sign in to a domain controller or a member server and/or device with RSAT for Active Directory Domain Services installed.

Sign in with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group or the Account Operators group or with an account that is delegated to modify user objects in the domain or scope of the OU where the user object resides.

How to do it...

There are four ways to enable or disable a user object:

1. Using Active Directory Users and Computers
2. Using the Active Directory Administrative Center
3. Using command-line tools
4. Using Windows PowerShell

Using Active Directory Users and Computers

To enable or...