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Password Expiry Auditing

Password Expiry Auditing is the process of scanning Active Directory and local Windows Accounts for password expiration then either generating a report of expired passwords or triggering scheduled alerts.

How to Generate a Password Expiry Audit Report

Corner Bowl Server Manager includes 3 built-in Templates that are utilized to scan either Active Directory accounts or local Windows accounts.

TemplateDescriptionLocation
Password Expiry (Domain)An auto-generated template that scans accounts in Active Directory via the Microsoft .Net Directory Services API. This template automatically notifies each user prior to their password expiring. Sample Templates / Windows / Accounts.
Password Expiry (Domain) (PS)An auto-generated template that scans accounts in Active Directory via a PowerShell script. The script is located in the installation directory. The default location is:
C:\Program Files\Corner Bowl\Server Manager\Scripts\GetADUser-PasswordExpiry.ps1
The script scans Active Directory via the PowerShell command Get-ADUser.
Sample Templates / Windows / Accounts.
Password Expiry (Local) (PS)An auto-generated template that scans local Windows accounts via the PowerShell command Get-LocalUser.Sample Templates / Windows / Accounts.
Important
These templates can only be executed via the Agent.

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