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Nexthink Library

Windows Domain Management

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Windows Domain Management

Latest Version: 1.0.2.0
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Updated on May 24, 2023
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Description

Domain investigation features included:

  • Test whether the device is joined to the domain.
  • List processing status of Group Policies in scope of a Computer on a target device.
  • Get the date where the password was last updated.
  • Get the name and the controller it is assigned to.

Versions

  • 1.0.2.0 - 24 May 2023 - Updated OS requirements
  • 1.0.1.0 - 22 Jul 2022 - Fixed bug in "Test Domain Connection" Remote Action
  • 1.0.0.0 - Initial release

Required Products

Nexthink Act

Platforms

Windows 7 and newer

Compatibility

V6.14 and later

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Test Domain Connection

Script Description

Checks if the device is joined to the domain, as well as the domain connection status including the last time when the device updated the password.

Execution context and suggested scheduling

Run the script as 'local system'. The script should be executed manually.

A timeout of 120 seconds is recommended.

Parameters

None.

Outputs

Label Type Description
Domain String Name and the controller that device is joined to
Last Device Password Update Date DateTime Date when device last time updated password with the domain
Days Since Last Device Password Update Int Number of days since device last time updated its password with the domain

Further Information

Last password update date is formatted as 'dd/MM/yyyy'.

Test Scenarios

DeviceIsDomainJoinedAndDomainIsAccessible
Test Case The target device is joined to a domain which is also accessible
Environment VM Windows 7 x64 (Multi-language) - VM Windows 10 x86/x64 (Multi-language) (1803/1809/1903)
Results Success - All the outputs are displayed accordingly
DeviceIsNotDomainJoined
Test Case The target device is not joined to any domain
Environment VM Windows 7 x64 (Multi-language) - VM Windows 10 x86/x64 (Multi-language) (1803/1809/1903)
Results Failure - All the outputs are empty and an error message is thrown, saying that the device is not joined to any domain
CouldNotContactDomain
Test Case The target device is joined to a domain but is not accessible
Environment VM Windows 7 x64 (Multi-language) - VM Windows 10 x86/x64 (Multi-language) (1803/1809/1903)
Results Failure - An error message is thrown, saying that the domain is not accessible or the channel is not working properly. All the outputs are displayed accordingly

Get Computer Assigned Group Policy

Script Description

Retrieves assigned Group Policies on target device in scope of a Computer, and lists a reason in case of policy processing failure.

Execution context and suggested scheduling

Run the script as 'local system'. The script should be executed manually.

A timeout of 720 seconds is recommended.

Parameters

Label Description
Maximum Delay In Seconds Maximum random delay set to avoid overloading server hosting virtual machines. Provide number of seconds less than 600

Outputs

Label Type Description
Computer Policies Applied Count Int Count of all successfully applied computer group policies
Computer Policies Applied StringList List of all successfully applied computer group policies. Output can be truncated
Computer Policies Not Applied Count Int Count of all not applied computer group policies
Computer Policies Not Applied StringList List of all computer group policies disabled, filtered out or denied due to security failure. Output can be truncated