{"id":7938,"date":"2026-03-04T21:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/?post_type=docs&p=7938"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:59:51","password":"","slug":"searching-objects-in-av","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/docs\/searching-objects-in-av\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching Objects in AV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigate to\u00a0Server Manager<\/em>, then\u00a0Tools<\/em>, and select\u00a0Active Directory Users and Computers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Access the “Find” Feature:<\/strong>\n
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    • Click the\u00a0“Find objects in Active Directory Domain Services”<\/strong>\u00a0icon (which typically looks like a magnifying glass or star) located in the toolbar at the top of the ADUC window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Alternatively, you can right-click on your domain or a specific container (like an Organizational Unit) in the left-hand pane and choose\u00a0“Find…”<\/strong>\u00a0from the context menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Configure Your Search Criteria:<\/strong>\n
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        • In the “Find Users, Contacts, and Groups” dialog box, select the\u00a0type of object<\/strong>\u00a0you are looking for from the “Find” dropdown menu (e.g.,\u00a0User<\/em>,\u00a0Computer<\/em>,\u00a0Group<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Specify the search scope:<\/strong>\u00a0Use the\u00a0Browse<\/em>\u00a0button to select a specific container or Organizational Unit (OU) if you want to narrow down your search. If left as “Entire directory,” the search will cover the entire Active Directory, which can be slower on large networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Enter search terms:<\/strong>\u00a0Provide keywords in the relevant fields, such as “Name” or “Description,” based on the object type you selected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Advanced Search (Optional):<\/strong>\u00a0For more complex queries, click the\u00a0Advanced<\/em>\u00a0tab to build searches based on specific attributes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Execute the Search:<\/strong>\n
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            • Click\u00a0“Find Now”<\/strong>\u00a0(or just “Find”) to display the search results at the bottom of the dialog box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Pro-Tips for Searching:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • You can use\u00a0wildcards<\/strong>\u00a0like an asterisk () in your search terms (e.g.,\u00a0_J_Smith<\/em>\u00a0to find names starting with “J” and ending with “Smith”).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Searching within a specific OU can significantly\u00a0speed up the process<\/strong>\u00a0on large networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC): Navigate to\u00a0Server Manager, then\u00a0Tools, and select\u00a0Active Directory Users and Computers. Pro-Tips for Searching:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[45],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7938","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-active-directory-and-gpo"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":259,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Active Directory and GPO","term_url":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/docs-category\/active-directory-and-gpo\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7938"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7946,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7938\/revisions\/7946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=7938"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scalemedia.co.za\/cybermedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=7938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}