Active Directory – Deleting inactive computer accounts

You can schedule a Runbook in System Center 2016 Orchestrator to automatically remove disabled and obsolete computer accounts from Active Directory.

The business process of this workflow is defined in the following diagram:

Getting ready

To get ready for our first Runbook., we need to create a new folder and a new Runbook in the Runbook Designer:

1. In the Runbook Designer, expand the connection to the SCO 2016 server.
2. Navigate to Root\0.1-Cookbook, and create a new folder called 1.3-Chapter 5.
3. Create a subfolder called 1.3.1-Delete inactive Computer Accounts.
4. Right-click on the new folder. and then click on New and select Runbook.
5. Right-click on the newly created Runbook, and rename it to 1.3.1-Delete inactive Computer Accounts.

How to do it...

This Runbook requires a schedule, which is the first activity we need in our Runbook:

1. In the newly created Runbook, navigate to and click on Scheduling under Activities, and then select and drag a Monitor...