To delegate the ability to enable and disable user accounts in Active Directory:
- Launch Active Directory Users and Computers with adminsitrative credentials
- Right click on the OU where you want to delegate the ability to enable and disable user accounts
- Select the Active Directory security group that you want to delegate the ability to and press Next
- Select Create Custom Task to Delegate and press Next
- Under Delegate Control Of select the Only the following objects in the folder radio button
- Select the User objects check box and press Next
- Under Show these permissions uncheck General and select Property-specific
- Select the Read userAccountControl and Write userAccountControl check boxes and press Next and Finish
You’ve now delegated the ability to enable and disable AD user accounts to a security group.
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