Assign, change, or remove permissions on Active Directory objects or attributes

To assign, change, or remove permissions on Active Directory objects or attributes

Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
On the View menu, select Advanced Features.
Right-click the object for which you want to assign, change, or remove permissions, and then click Properties.
On the Security tab, click Advanced to view all of the permission entries that exist for the object.
Do one or more of the following:

To assign new permissions on an object or attribute, click Add. Type the name of the group, computer, or user that you want to add, and then click OK. In the Permission Entry for ObjectName dialog box, on the Object and Properties tabs, select or clear the Allow or Deny check boxes, as appropriate.
To change existing permissions on an object or attribute, click a permission entry, and then click Edit. On the Object and Properties tabs, select or clear the Allow or Deny check boxes, as appropriate.
To remove existing permissions from an object or attribute, click a permission entry, and then click Remove.

Important

Before adding access control permissions on Active Directory objects or properties, see Related Topics.

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