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3/16/2010 12:31:04 PM
Richard Walker
Richard Walker
Posts 5 		Can Password Control be configured so it only queries a specific OU? I have all the permissions in AD set correctly but though it would be even better to forces users to a specific OU.
3/16/2010 1:58:59 PM
admin
admin
Posts 331 		The 2.5 beta version allows you to specify an OU via the commandline:

PasswordControl.exe -root "ou=My Users,dc=WiseSoft,dc=co,dc=uk"

This could be added to the shortcut for the application.

Hope this helps,

David

PS

The next version of Password Control will extend the security options further.
3/17/2010 8:46:48 AM
Richard Walker
Richard Walker
Posts 5 		How far is 2.5 from being a non beta version?
3/17/2010 9:41:07 AM
Richard Walker
Richard Walker
Posts 5 		Does the Beta version not read in the PasswordControl.exe.config?
3/17/2010 11:42:49 AM
admin
admin
Posts 331 		In the 2.5 beta version you can configure certain security options in the config file, but you can't restrict users to a specific ou via the config. This can only be done by creating a shortcut and passing the -root command line parameter.

I'm actively working on the next version of Password Control at the moment - I'm hoping to get a release version published around June. The new version will include a number of features not present in the 2.5 beta so the version number will probably change - maybe 2.6 or 3.0.

Some of the changes I'm making are security related so they might be of interest. Most of the security settings will be moved out of the config file and they will be configurable via the Password Control UI (Similar to the NTFS permissions dialog). The new security model will allow different profiles for different users/groups. e.g Helpdesk staff can only reset passwords and IT techs get full access.

It will also be possible to configure a default connection for each profile where you will be able to specify an OU. You can configure the default connection to connect using a specific username/password making it possible to elevate a users permissions only in the Password Control application. I still advise that people delegate control in Active Directory though.

Another change from the 2.5 beta will be the .NET framework version. I'm upgrading the framework to version 4.0 which will make it much easier to run the application from a network share. The current version works from a network share but you need to configure code access security to allow it to run - this is no longer required in version 4.0 of the .NET framework (not due for release until April).

Thanks,

David
3/17/2010 3:03:12 PM
Richard Walker
Richard Walker
Posts 5 		In the current version 2.4 can the LDAP string on the bottom be hidden(When you look up a user it gives the OU location)? On the Check username feature can the results not provide the path? I cannot seem to find that in the config file.
3/18/2010 1:21:29 AM
admin
admin
Posts 331 		Richard Walker wrote:
In the current version 2.4 can the LDAP string on the bottom be hidden(When you look up a user it gives the OU location)? On the Check username feature can the results not provide the path? I cannot seem to find that in the config file.


There are no options to configure the status bar of the application - I will add this to the next version of Password Control.

Thanks,

David
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