Free Active Directory Reporting Tool
AD Info is a free reporting tool currently in Beta. I was able to download the installer, install it, and run my first report within 1 minute:) It has a nice, easy to use user interface, and many reports including User, Computer, Group, Group Policy, Contacts. It automatically detected the domain and used the credentials I was logged in as by default to run the reports. While domain and credential configuration options are available, I was glad I didn’t have to configure anything to run my first report.
It allows you to create custom reports, too. When creating a custom report I noticed that some of the attributes were marked as not available in Beta. I did not notice any bugs, but a warning dialog does mention upon startup that this is a Beta version and that there could be lots of bugs.
This is the second free Active Directory tool developed by Chris Wright. His other free tool is worth reviewing too.
Its called AD Tidy and similar to Dovestones “True Last Logon” product, it allows you to find and clean up user and computer accounts that are no longer in use.
Both AD Info and AD Tidy can be downloaded from http://www.cjwdev.co.uk/Software.html
Tags: Active Directory Reports
13. December 2011 at 02:19
If you’re looking for a free Active Directory auditing tool, I recommend downloading the freeware version of NetWrix Active Directory Change Reporter. This tool sends automated reports that highlight all changes made to Active Directory, noting exactly what change was made. The reports are easy to read and convenient for compliance purposes. The tool can be downloaded for time-unlimited business usage at http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporting_freeware.html
Darren Moore
Product Manager
NetWrix Corporation
http://www.netwrix.com