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SolarWinds UDT - Editing an AD Credential; Deleting an AD Credential; Domain Controller Configuration Validation

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3.
Enter a Credential Name. For example, if this credential were the one that you want UDT to use in
retrieving event log data from an AD domain controller, you might call it Event Log Reader.
4.
Enter a User Name (Domain\Username) that is known within a specific domain.
5.
Enter and confirm the appropriate password, then click OK.
Editing an AD Credential
Follow these steps to edit an AD credential into UDT.
1. Click Manage Active Directory Administrator Credentials in the UDT Credentials area in UDT Settings
(Settings > UDT Settings).
2.
Click the Credential Name in the list, then click Edit Credential.
3.
Make your changes.
a. Enter a Credential Name. For example, if this credential were the one that you want UDT to
use in retrieving event log data from an AD domain controller, you might call it Event Log
Reader.
b. Enter a User Name (Domain\Username) that is known within a specific domain.
c. Enter and confirm the appropriate password, then click OK.
Deleting an AD Credential
Follow these steps to delete a credential.
Note: You cannot delete a credential if it is currently associated with one or more domain controllers. You
can check if a credential is currently assigned by referring to the Assigned to DC(s) column in the
credentials list.
1. Click Manage Active Directory Administrator Credentials in the UDT Credentials area in UDT Settings
(Settings > UDT Settings).
2.
Click the Credential Name in the list, then click Delete Credential.
Domain controller configuration validation
The domain controller configuration validation is done on the following pages:
n Add node
n Manage domain controller
n UDT discovery (import Domain Controller page)
The following table shows possible scenarios that might be encountered when editing or entering AD
credentials into UDT.
Scenario Result in UDT
WMI services is not running on the Domain Controller
UDT displays the warning message "WMI
service is not running"
UDT credential does ot have rights to the required WMI
namespaces (CIMV2, directory and RSOP)
UDT displays the warning message "WMI
service is running but user does not have
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